last of the mohicans

I. About the Novel




 The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic  historical drama. set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. Released on September 25, 1992, in the United States, The Last of the Mohicans was met with nearly universal praise from critics and commercial success during its box-office run.


  Despite the film taking place in upstate New York.  according to the film credits, it was filmed mostly in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.  Locations used include Lake James, Chimney Rock Park and The Biltmore Estate. Some of the waterfalls that were used in the movie include Hooker Falls, Triple Falls,  Bridal Veil Falls, and High Falls, all located in the DuPont State Recreational Forest. Another of these falls was Linville Falls,  in the mountains of North Carolina. Scenes of Albany were shot in Asheville, NC at The Manor on Charlotte St.

Works Cited （参考文献）

 "The Last of the Mohicans (1992 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 07 June 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_the_Mohicans_(1992_film)>.      

II. Versions of the Novel in the Mass Media

  

 

III. About the Author



James Fenimore Cooper,  (born September 15, 1789, Burlington, New Jersey, U.S.—died September 14, 1851, Cooperstown,  New York ) first major American novelist, author of the novels of frontier adventure known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring the wilderness scout called Natty Bumppo, or Hawkeye. They include The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Pathfinder, and The Deerslayer.

IV. My Reaction

A. Reaction Point - character(登場人物）

• People who appear in the role, novel, drama, the movie.
• Hawkeye -  The novel’s frontier hero, he is a woodsman, hunter, and scout. 
• Magua -  The novel’s villain.
• Colonel Munro -  The commander of the British forces at Fort William Henry and father of Cora and Alice. 
• Cora Munro -  Colonel Munro’s eldest daughter, a solemn girl with a noble bearing. 
• Alice Munro -  Colonel Munro’s younger daughter by his Scottish second wife, and Cora’s half-sister. 
• Major Duncan Heyward -  A young American colonist from the South who has risen to the rank of major in the English army. 

B. Reaction Point - setting（背景）

• What is behind the person and incident.
• In 1826,  Europe.
• The American wilderness frontier in what will become New York State .
• Several days from late July to mid-August, during the French and Indian War.

C. Reaction Point - point of view（観点）

• Observation, a position to consideration.
• Third person. The narrator follows the actions of several characters at once, especially during combat scenes. He describes characters objectively but periodically makes reference to his own writing.

D. My General Opinion

     I first read this novel. I was very impressed ! I loved this novel.