"The Last of the Mohicans"

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This paper describes each of the major characters in "The Last of the Mohicans": Cora Munro, Alice Munro, Hawkeye, Magua, Heywood, Chingachgook and General Montcalm. The author explains the minor characters -- General Web, Uncas, Colonel Munro and David Gamut -- and concludes that the reader learns about these characters through their actions, language and interaction with the major characters in the book. The paper concludes that the characters in this novel individually are more static than dynamic, but, as a group interacting with each other, they are more dynamic.

From the Paper:

"Cora Munro is the oldest daughter of Colonel Munro. Cora is a very strong willed adventurous character; she more or less protects Alice by staying strong in tough and frightful situations. Cora is of an African decent. He father, Colonel Munro married a woman of African decent who is Cora's mother. Determining her ethnicity to be of a mixed race. By the middle of the novel, Cora and Uncas do have strong feelings for each other creating a romance that was not very accepted during the time this novel took place."

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