Elements Of Romanticism In The Last Of The Mohicans

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The Last of the Mohicans is a Romantic novel. A main characteristic of romantic novels are romantic heroes, which is Hawkeye in this novel. Hawkeye has several valuable traits shown throughout the movie. Hawkeye shows a great deal of respect for nature, provides courageous acts, and uses his instincts over reason. Hawkeye was raised by the Indians and the adopted brother of Uncas, who was one of the last Mohicans to survive. He had the heart of an Indian for the land and nature but had the skin color of a white man. He often claims that he has no Indian blood, so he feels as if he is not completely going against the Indian culture. He was adopted into the Indian culture, so he valued most of their beliefs. However, Hawkeye had a hybrid

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