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12 Antebellum Culture and Reform Hudson River School – The first great school of American painters, based in New York. The painters portrayed that America’s “wild nature” made them superior to Europe. Cooper and the American Wilderness – James Fenimore Cooper was the first great American novelist (The Last of the Mohicans, The Deerslayer) His novels “The Leatherstocking Tales” were a celebration of the American spirit and landscape Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry D. Thoreau – rejected societal

In the beginning of his essay, Lawrence references The Deerslayer, a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, in which the “Deerslayer [refuses] to be seduced by Judith Hutter” (Lawrence). Lawrence alludes to the Deerslayer and Judith Hutter to assert that seduction does not necessarily have to succeed in wooing men. Therefore, Hester Prynne’s act

When we think of women writers today we see successful, gifted and talented women. Although these women writers have been established for sometime their status of contributions to society has only been recognized way too late. During the late romantic/early realism period numerous women found success in writing despite the fact that they may have encountered numerous obstacles in their path. The characters these women wrote about almost have a kinship with themselves bringing out certain personality

The Native American Behind the Stereotype in The Pioneers        Throughout the history of American literature, the Native American is rarely presented as a fully developed character; instead, he is degraded to a mere caricature, one deeply rooted in traditional racial prejudices. In his novel, The Pioneers, James Fennimore Cooper became the one of the first American authors to depict an Indian as a leading character; in fact, Cooper's depiction of the infamous Chinkachgook is widely

White works. The four characters come from works by white writers for white audiences that feature Native American characters: Robinson Crusoe from the eponymous novel by Daniel Defoe, Ishmael from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, Hawkeye from James Fenimore Cooper’s

James Fenimore Cooper’s most well known novel is The Last of the Mohicans. This book has been adapted into TV movies, cartoons, and films. His story helped readers understand the importance Native Americans played in history. This period was known as the French and Indian War. Great Britain and France were fighting for control over North America. Worldwide, this conflict was known as the Seven Years War. Both would go on to last from 1754 to 1763. Each side would make allies with Native American

The Romantic and the Real American Indian Part 1: One of the major points in “Rip Van Winkle” that Washington Irving is trying to convey to his readers is that change is inevitable and that people pay a huge price by trying to evade change. When Rip returns after his twenty-year sleep, he finds that everything had changed in a drastic manner with the village growing much larger and the phlegmatic burghers have been replaced by active and concerned citizens. However, there are parts that have

Spy fiction is defined as a genre of literature that focuses on the activities of spies and the world of espionage. The genre dates back to the mid to late 19th century. An early example of a spy novel is by an American novelist James Fenimore Cooper; The spy (1821) and The Bravo (1831). Spy fiction would mostly be influenced by events that have occurred in the real world such as, the Cold War, which will be discussed in this essay and how it became to influence the writing of spy fiction and how

makes his meaning more clear, as readers may be familiar with the cultural aspects he refers to. The connections the readers make allow Lawrence to better persuade them that Hester is unworthy of the praise she receives. First, he refers to James Fenimore Cooper’s The Deerslayer, a book about a frontiersman whom Lawrence compares Hester’s lover, Dimmesdale, to. He writes, “Deerslayer refused to be seduced by Judith Hutter. At least the Sodom apple of sin didn’t fetch him.” Although Lawrence’s main

What is the Noble Savage? Authors James Fenimore Cooper, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Pontiac, and Mary Rowlandson seek to answer to that very question in their respective writings. Each author has a different take on the Noble Savage—some focus more on nobility rather than savagery, others do the inverse, and some have a good balance of the two. When coupled together, the varying viewpoints lend themselves to paint a great picture of what the Noble Savage truly is: a complex archetype. After examining