Last Of The Mohicans

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The last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper can be called an example of Native American literature because it aligns with three of the seven important elements of that writing style: nature, religion, and courage, which are also present in the acclaimed Native American book “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by N. Scott Momaday and the movie “Smoke Signals”. Nature is a proven through-out both. In The last of the Mohicans nature surrounds our main characters and is also used as a blank canvas as to which our main characters paint themselves. In Smoke Signals Thomas and Victor are forced to walk at the beginning and when they arrive in Arizona. While they are doing this the area around them is changing you go from

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