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Romance in Last of the Mohicans

            Ever wonder what it's like to be one with nature? Many people have a certain connection with the outdoors. However none have a connection quite like Nathaniel from the Last of the Mohicans. He understands the beauty of nature and the power of the natural world. This is how romanticism relates to nature and why this movie is romantic. The setting of the Last of the Mohicans is in the American frontier. There are majestic cliffs and misty mountains in almost every scene that capture the glory of nature. Gorgeous sunsets grab hold of moral health in the mind. Nathaniel is an above average tracker and has an awareness with nature. He finds that he is able to relate his problems with nature and uses what the wilderness provides to accomplish his goals such as saving the Munro girls and Major Duncan. Cora learns about the stars from Nathaniel. He tells her stories he learned as a kid showing that his upbringing involved a healthy dose of nature. When Nathaniel kills the elk for food, he pays his respects for the animal. He is grateful for the purpose it serves in his life and has an understanding of it.
             This gift with nature allows him to be able to accomplish supernatural tasks. Nathaniel is a fantastic strategist. He can get inside his enemy's head and make a plan so that he will come out ahead. Nathaniel shoots a flintlock musket in the movie. These are very heavy and typically weighed about 10 pounds but Nathaniel carries it and runs through the trees with it as though it is lighter than a feather. Also, these guns were not easy or quick to load. At no point was the gun placed on the ground to load, and the user would have to tear open the wrapper from the cartridge and pour the powder from in into the priming pan. Next a ramrod was used to push the musket ball into the chamber. This is an awful lot of steps for one shot, and Nathaniel did it within seconds throughout the whole movie. His fighting techniques were abnormal as well.


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