The Last of the Mohicans Final Questions

James Fenimore Coopers novel The Last of the Mohicans influenced literature and attitudes towards the frontier, Native Americans, and America itself for decades. Cooper was the first major American writer to create a complex myth of white-Indian relations and of life under frontier conditions. Historian Michael Kammen These are final questions to help you review the main ideas and themes in the movie. You will be able to work on these questions as groups, and then we will go over them together as a class. Please write 1-2 sentences as your response. 1. The Native Americans seem either entirely good (Uncas and Chingachgook) or entirely evil (Magua and most of the Hurons). Are there any believable Indian characters in this movie? Do you believe the author of the novel was guilty of invoking racial stereotypes in his portrayal of Indians?

2. What role does the concept of the frontier play in The Last of the Mohicans? 3. In what way is Hawkeye the hero of the movie? 4. Discuss three examples of the clash between races or cultures (relationships, differing viewpoints, etc): 1. 2. 3. 5. What did you learn about colonial America? 6. What did you learn about the reasons for the American revolution? 7. What did you learn about 19th century Native Americans? 8. What did you learn about 19th century white colonial settlers? 9. What will you remember most about The Last of the Mohicans?