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I see Last of the Mohicans as a film made for the baby boom generation. Most of who would be in their late 30s/mid 40s at this point. Films like this feature, as McClurken put it, the archetypal American hero that baby boomers grew up worshipping. I liken Hawkeye to the Lone Ranger. --[[User:Shauser|Shauser]] 20:52, 10 September 2008 (MDT) | I see Last of the Mohicans as a film made for the baby boom generation. Most of who would be in their late 30s/mid 40s at this point. Films like this feature, as McClurken put it, the archetypal American hero that baby boomers grew up worshipping. I liken Hawkeye to the Lone Ranger. --[[User:Shauser|Shauser]] 20:52, 10 September 2008 (MDT) | ||
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| + | One thing Dr. M told us to pay attention to was the dualist theme James Fenimore Cooper originally placed in his adventure tales. A question arose when Alice (the other girl who is always with Cora) killed herself after the death of Uncas. I wondered if the British really shared the same view of dying in honor as the Native Americans. Alice dying in the same manner as Uncas seems like a very ritualistic, Native American style. Was this scene implemented for dramatic effect or was the British-Mohican alliance that profound? - David Flores | ||
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