Chingachgook's Frontier Hero

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Hawkeye - The book’s frontier hero, he is a woodsman, hunter, and scout. He is a white man who has spent most of his life in the company of the Mohicans A famous marksman, Hawkeye carries a rifle named Killdeer and has earned the frontier nickname La Longue Carabine, or The Long Rifle. A strange mixture of intolerance and humanity, Hawkeye is able to renounce most of his European heritage, Hawkeye moves more comfortably in the forest than in civilization. His closest bonds are with Indians, particularly Chingachgook and Uncas, but he frequently asserts that he has no Indian blood. Magua - a chief in the neighboring Huron tribe, he is the antagonist of the book. Once a chief among his people, Magua was driven from his tribe for drunkenness.…show more content…
Chingachgook is the last of the great Mohican chiefs. Chingachgook is also known as Le Gros Serpent—The Great Snake—because of his crafty intelligence. This character exemplifies the reverence of age in Indian cultures. He is an almost divine figure, full of wisdom and unruffled by events that befall him. The only thing that makes him emotional is his…show more content…
Uncas is the symbol of a people who have died out. He has the nature of an Indian, but is exceedingly more gentle than the stereotype that Europeans hold in their mine. A noble, proud, self-possessed young man, Uncas falls in love with Cora Munro and suffers tragic consequences for desiring a forbidden interracial coupling. Noble Uncas thwarts the evil Magua’s desire to marry Cora. Uncas also functions as Hawkeye’s adopted brother and learns about leadership from Hawkeye. Cora Munro - Colonel Munro’s eldest daughter, a solemn girl with a noble bearing. s a woman who has mixed blood, and is coveted by both Uncas and Magua, she becomes a symbol of cultural meetings, as well as a symbol of European pride. Cora’s dark complexion derives from her mother’s “Negro” background. Cora attracts the love of the Mohican warrior Uncas and seems to return his feelings cautiously. She suffers the tragic fate of the sentimental heroine. David Gamut - A young Calvinist attempting to carry Christianity to the frontier through the power of his song. Ridiculously out of place in the wilderness, Gamut is the subject of Hawkeye’s frequent mockery. Gamut matures into Hawkeye’s helpful ally, frequently supplying him with important

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