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I can see why the Mohicans didn't want to bury the family that they came across while they were running. It makes sense that if they were to move them others would know that someone had been there. Was it common for the Native Americans to try to cover their tracks? -- Kellye Sorber | I can see why the Mohicans didn't want to bury the family that they came across while they were running. It makes sense that if they were to move them others would know that someone had been there. Was it common for the Native Americans to try to cover their tracks? -- Kellye Sorber | ||
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| + | It was also obvious in the movie how easily the Native Americans could play the settlers off of each other. It was effortless, or so it seemed to us, for Magua to act as a scout for the British, but secretly support the French because of what he would get out of that relationship. That was something we definitely studied and I thought the movie did a decent job representing that. -Kelly Wuyscik | ||
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In Last of the Mohicans there is a definite good vs. evil battle going on. There are good and bad Indians, the good being the 3 Mohicans who save everyone on countless occasions (who are also conveniently more civilized seeming and dressing) and the bad being the Hurons – especially Magwa. There are also clearly defined lines between colonial settlers and the British military. The military breaks its promises and uses the colonists for its own purposes, neglecting their rights to defend their families etc. They are of course not as bad as the French who work with the bad Indians who ambush the British. In short, there are any levels of good and evil but they are clearly defined. This could be an appropriate source to describe how settlers would feel about this conflict. - Elle Weaver | In Last of the Mohicans there is a definite good vs. evil battle going on. There are good and bad Indians, the good being the 3 Mohicans who save everyone on countless occasions (who are also conveniently more civilized seeming and dressing) and the bad being the Hurons – especially Magwa. There are also clearly defined lines between colonial settlers and the British military. The military breaks its promises and uses the colonists for its own purposes, neglecting their rights to defend their families etc. They are of course not as bad as the French who work with the bad Indians who ambush the British. In short, there are any levels of good and evil but they are clearly defined. This could be an appropriate source to describe how settlers would feel about this conflict. - Elle Weaver | ||
| − | Going off of Elle's comment about "Good vs. Bad," you could definitely see a bit of bias throughout the movie. Magwa and the Huron's were the "bad guys" in the film definitely indicating strong anti-French sentiments throughout. It's clear that, if this were based explicitly on Cooper's novel, that it is definitely from the point of view of the British. It just emphasizes that this war was fought on multiple levels and it shows how often the | + | Going off of Elle's comment about "Good vs. Bad," you could definitely see a bit of bias throughout the movie. Magwa and the Huron's were the "bad guys" in the film definitely indicating strong anti-French sentiments throughout. It's clear that, if this were based explicitly on Cooper's novel, that it is definitely from the point of view of the British. It just emphasizes that this war was fought on multiple levels and it shows how often the Native Americans were "trapped" into picking sides. -Kelly Wuyscik |
I think that the movie had good insight as to how the settlers felt about fighting a British/French war. Where it was obvious that some showed a loyalty to Great Britain it was clear that most truly didn't think of themselves as under British rule. Many clearly didn't want to fight but preferred to be with those on the frontier. -- Kellye Sorber | I think that the movie had good insight as to how the settlers felt about fighting a British/French war. Where it was obvious that some showed a loyalty to Great Britain it was clear that most truly didn't think of themselves as under British rule. Many clearly didn't want to fight but preferred to be with those on the frontier. -- Kellye Sorber | ||
