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Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans is a story filled with action, adventure, and romance. The story is set in the American wilderness during the time of The French and Indian war. This novel, written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826, has been made into two movies since its publishing. I personally enjoyed the movie (2nd movie made) better just because its story line is shorter and more gripping than the terribly long novel. There were also quite a few differences between the movie and the book.

[Movie plot] The story begins with Cora and Alice, the daughters of the British Colonel Munro, being taken by Major Duncan Heyward to visit their father at Fort William Henry. They use the services of Indian scout Magua, who is a Huron in the service of the French, he attacks the English in hopes of capturing Munro’s daughters to fulfill his vendetta against the Colonel. H


The third major difference that I recognized was the ending, Fenimore’s book told of Magua’s end as him falling to his death off a cliff during a chase with Hawkeye. The movie shows that Magua is killed by Chingachgook after Magua murders Uncas. I personally enjoy the movie version better. It brings more feeling and emotion to the story, as well as a little more action.

James Fenimore Cooper’s book is a great story that has strong characters and a powerful plot. The novel was twice made into a movie, once in the mid 1900’s and once in the 1990’s. The movie version and the book have many differences. Each difference bringing flavor to the story presented on the silver screen and the screen of our imaginations.

The forth difference, this being the most important in my opinion is the character’s set up. In the book, Uncas falls in love with Cora. The movie presents the love of Hawkeye and C

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