The Shawnee Prophet Character Analysis

Throughout both the book The Shawnee Prophet and the movie, Last of the Mohicans, we see a few very similar themes displayed and some differences shown throughout each as well. As we read The Shawnee Prophet we see the racial conflict between the two opposing sides and how this causes struggles throughout the novel. Along with that, we see the westward movements of whites into the Natives territory. In both the movie and the novel, we see the way the Indians play the Whites in order to gain a slight advantage and also a lot of conflict during each but more importantly we see conflict. During the film however, it displays a lot of drama and romance, which is something that we did not experience during the novel. Racial conflict and westward …show more content…
If the reader goes in knowing little to almost no information about this topic, they will be very adequately informed through most sections of the book. They will be able to grasp an understanding of what happened and how racial conflict and westward movements of whites played a major role in this time period. However, because it is simply told through the eyes of the Prophet and Indians, we do not see the side of the White men. It leaves us with only one interpretation of what happened, one understanding of only one side, and only one way to read it. However, in return, it did do a good job of keeping to the story. During The Last of the Mohicans, it was able to give a more visual display of the events that occurred and took place. It was generally very accurate and did display a well-rounded film of this time. It correctly depicted the blockade of Fort William Henry and the efforts to gain control of it. Some specific examples that Last of the Mohicans accurately displayed was the terms surrender of the fort while also showing that the British were aloud to leave in peace. However, this film focuses a lot on the very fictional relationship between Hawkeye and Cora. During this time, such a romance would have been prevented from occurring and this did bring down the accuracy just a little bit more. With all of this being …show more content…
We are able to understand the vital role that they played in shaping United States history and to shaping those specific time periods. Westward movements of whites, conflict and racial/cultural diversity are just a few of the things that caused such uproar during these times. Most importantly, conflict is something that we will continue to experience, learn about, and even be a part of as time goes on. Certain issues will always be apart of our history and what shapes these events; The Shawnee Prophet and Last of the Mohicans was able to show us just