Реферат: James Fenimore Cooper

–the Historian Essay, Research Paper

James Fenimore Cooper–The Historian

James Fenimore Cooper is, in his own right, a

historian. Cooper is responsible for passing on views of

early America that will never be available to us again. He

helped many Americans view Indians and other ethnic groups

as people and not ?savages?. Historical events greatly

influenced Coopers writing. Time periods such as the

Revolutionary war and the American exploration of the West

were often the backgrounds for Coopers most successful

novels. Novels such as The Spy, The Pioneers, and The Last

of the Mohicans all possessed these qualities, and as a

result, were extremely successful.

The Spy was Coopers second novel and first success.

Many readers felt that The Spy possessed a quality of

realism that his first novel, Precaution, didn?t (Ringe13).

It was in this novel that Cooper first branched the topic of

a war theme. It took place in Westchester Country which was

neutral ground and also the scene of many battles between

the English and the American colonists. The novel makes

good use of it?s setting and revolves around the conflicts

of one family (the Whartons). The majority of the family

remain loyalists and support the English. However, the

youngest daughter favors the rebels and goes as far as to

become engaged to an American major (Long32-35). This

conflict in particular was one that many Americans could

relate to. Since many of Coopers readers had lived through

the Revolutionary war, they had often had experiences like

the ones in this book. Another important historical element

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