The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. The setting of the novel is during the colonization of America (Hacht, 24; Cooper & Cooper; 8). The plot of the story revolves around a journey by the daughters of Lieutenant Colonel Munro’s who was the commander of the British Forces during Britain’s occupation of America.
Plot
Munro’s daughters Cora and Alice Munro and their reinforcements Major Heyward, David Gamut- a singing teacher and an Indian named Magua are headed from Fort Edward to Fort William Henry (Cooper, 12). Magua who ...
