Реферат: James Fenimore Cooper

Cooper ever wrote. It was in this novel that Cooper first

introduced the character Leathingstocking. Leathingstocking

was used many times in Coopers novels.

The next novel, The Pilot, offered a change of pace to

Coopers readers. The novel took place on a ship that was

sailing in the waters surrounding England. This ship was

preparing for a raid on England. The books theme was that

for ?such a dangerous mission to succeed, strict obedience

to proper authority is absolutely necessary?(Ringe20). This

obviously presents a problem to the men fighting who had

?not only denied obedience to the authority of the king but

is actually in open rebellion against him?. This whole

novel lead many readers to realize just how ?deeply

committed to American democracy? Cooper was(Ringe22). It

was also another example of how successful Cooper?s

historical themes were.

The book that was responsible for making Cooper a

household name was The Last of the Mohicans. This novel was

the first one where Cooper used Indian romance (Long52).

Cooper knew that many Americans had no grasp on what real

Indian culture was like. So, in this novel, he offered an

introduction to explain the Indian way of life and to give

readers insight on Indian culture (Cooper1). Cooper also

knew that, despite the lack of education Americans had when

it came to Indians, this book would appeal to many different

types of readers. The book centers around the romance of

the chief of the Mohicans adopted son and his romance with

the daughter of an army general. This topic was one that

was new to many Americans. What was not new was Coopers