I think this was most intense in the devotion the men in the story showed to the sisters. Cooper’s cast of characters all have a trait that can be appreciated, admired, and applied to our own lives. Upon seeing their situation, Chingachgook, Uncas (his son, the last living member of the Mohican race), and Hawkeye, a white scout who has adopted the Natives’ ways, come to their aid.Įach character has an unique and strong personality.

Magua betrays the group which leads to a series of dangerous escapes and intense conflict. They are accompanied by a soldier, and good friend Duncan Heyward, as well as the Indian, Magua. Cooper’s plot kept me biting my nails in nervous anticipation.Ĭora and Alice, the daughters of a British colonel, are on their way to meet their father in the midst of the French and Indian War. While I did not agree with everything the character’s said or did, there was much to appreciate in the story. But hey, I’m just being honest.)īut don’t let my opinion stop you from reading the book, Cooper’s novel is a great piece of literature. (I know, I know, it’s a cardinal sin for a book lover to say they like the movie more. The music, the cinematography, story, acting… the whole thing is absolutely stunning.) The movie is rather loosely based on the novel, and I tend to like the plot of the movie The Last of the Mohicans a little bit more than I liked the book. (Which, by the way, is an absolutely amazing piece of cinema. I discovered The Last of the Mohicans after watching the 1992 movie of the same title. The Last of the Mohicans definitely falls into the category of classic literature, but it is not quite as well known as books like Little Women. Something about the prose, amazing dialogue, intricate plot lines, and deep ideas imbedded into the novels of yesteryear I find intriguing.

Ever since reading Little Women in third grade I’ve had a strange infatuation with classic books.

The last of the mohicans novel