Merian C. Cooper

The Last Mohican by James Fenimore Cooper can be securely called an example of Native American literature because it aligns with three important elements of that style: Bravery in people, Bitterness towards others not of their kind, and Ancestry, which are also present in the acclaimed Native American works “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by N. Scott Momaday and Smoke Signals directed by Chris Eyre. Bravery in people are represented in Smoke Signals and The Last Mohican. Thomas Build-the-Fire shows…

Unveiling the History of Mohicans In the novel, The Last of Mohicans, and many other famous fictions, Cooper mainly focuses on the past to evaluate the present and future. The title, The Last of Mohicans, itself represents a metaphor for the fate of Native. In this title, Cooper is more worried regarding Indians in general. His fiction provided factual transparency by organizing Indians into distinct groups: neutral speakers (i.e. Delaware and Mohicans) and pro French speakers (i.e. Huron and…

such a wicked manner,” (Cooper 77). While not strictly considered a naturalist writer (the literary movement isn’t considered to have started until later in the nineteenth century), this particular scene of slaughter shows how Cooper challenges the notion that social growth should outweigh the preservation of natural beauty. Through Natty, who clearly believes humans should respect and uphold nature, and through describing behaviors of his more careless characters, Cooper condemns the social…

Introduction “It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr” -Napoleon Bonaparte. The Last of the Mohicans by James Cooper. The story takes place during the French and Indian War. Two daughters, of an English Colonel named Munro, need to escorted through the treacherous wilderness filled with Indians whom they encounter throughout their journey. Magua, a Huron, who is the antagonist is seeking revenge against Colonel Munro and going after the colonel’s daughters is a way to seek his…

When analyzing the fossils of ancient organisms, paleontologists often spot subtle but striking similarities to extant life today. Similarities often lie in bone structure, footprints, or teeth, but their location does not matter. It is quite incredible to think that organisms that are so distantly related share similar features. The same concept applies to literature. Light Romantic and Southern Gothic literature are often seen as direct opposites of each other. The viewpoint shift that…

D.B Cooper Who is D.B Cooper? Cooper is a man who successfully hijacked a plane and was never found. It all started on Nov. 24, 1971, when middle aged man by the name Dan Cooper bought a plane ticket for Northwest Airlines flight #305 in Portland bound for Seattle. He was wearing a dark suit and a black tie. While in the air he ordered a bourbon and coke, after that he opened his briefcase to reveal a bomb. He told the flight attendant to land in Seattle and demanded 200k in cash ( in 20…

Natty Bumppo, is a romantic hero from the movie/novel of The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans -- Uncas, his father Chingachgook, and his adopted half-white brother Natty Bumppo (aka Hawkeye) lived in peace beside British colonists. But when the daughters of a British colonel are kidnapped by a traitorous scout, “Hawkeye” and Uncas must rescue them in the gunfire of a terrifying military conflict of which they wanted no…

question remains the same: Who is D.B. Cooper? The name D.B. Cooper is a descriptive name created by the media to refer to an unknown man who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 305. The story of D.B. Cooper started in the afternoon of November 24, 1971, at Portland International Airport. A 5’10” man in his mid-forties with an attaché case checked himself in with a one-way Northwest Airline ticket bound for Seattle. He identified himself as Dan Cooper.…

Francis Brett Hart was born August 28, 1836 in Albany, New York. His parents were Elizabeth and Henry Hart. Bret Harte did not have a great relationship with his, in fact, his father had included the “e” in Hart to distance himself from Francis. His father had worked in an Albany private school which eventually got run out. The family kept moving around in the North Atlantic states so Henry Harte could have a job as a teacher. In 1845, Henry dies, which leaves the the family to ask for money…

Hawkeye, a hunter, is a hybrid of the two, traveling with the last two members of the Mohican tribe, who he has come to befriend and care for deeply. Cooper begins their introduction by describing Hawkeye and Chingachgook, highlighting their differences. In reference to Chingachgook, a Native, Cooper writes, “His body, which was nearly naked, presented a terrific emblem of death, drawn in intermingled colors of black and white. His closely shaved head, … was without ornament…