Intuition Over Reason In The Last Of The Mohicans

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The Last of the Mohicans is a romantic-themed film that took place during the French and Indian War in New York in Colonial America, and is defined by several happenings throughout it. There are many factors that makes this film a romantic-themed film. A few factors that depict this to be a romantic-themed film include: interest and respect for nature, the sense of a romantic hero because of bravery, and feelings of intuition over reason.
In The Last of the Mohicans, there are many characters that depict romantic traits, but the first to come to mind is Hawkeye, not only because he is the hero of the film, but because of his love and respect for nature, his willingness to sacrifice his own life for the people he loves, his courage and bravery, …show more content…

“Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.”(brainyquote.com) Alice was being taken by Magua and the Hurons and Uncas went without Hawkeye and Chingachgook to try to save her by fighting Magua; but unfortunately his plan did not go well and Magua killed him. Alice, heartbroken because the one she loved had just been murdered, then jumped off the cliff where Uncas was thrown off after being killed.
The last example of intuition over reason was when Chingachgook went to attack Magua after he killed Uncas. Chingachgook wanted revenge because Magua killed his son. Chingachgook killed Magua, just as Magua did to Uncas.
Hawkeye lived by his own rules and he did not let anyone push him into doing something he did not want to do. Hawkeye held himself accountable for the group. He was a very good leader, and dd what benefited Cora, Alice, and the others in the film. The movie depicts one scene that really shows Hawkeye and his individual freedom. Hawkeye goes to the chief of the Huron's, Sachem, where he is beaten before he talks to the Huron chief; yet he still holds himself high when he meets the chief and talks his mind. Hawkeye knew he was in enemy territory and a dangerous position, yet he still went and held himself with honor, even though he was beaten and taunted before he got

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