Last Of The Mohicans: Contrast And Comparison Of The Book And Movie
While reading "Last of the Mohicans" I found that there are many
differences between the book, and the movie. Before I read the book, I
thought it would exactly like the movie,
but I was wrong. If you were to read the book, and then watch the
movie, you would be amazed at what they left out of the book, and vice
versa. The book and movie did not contain only differences, but also
similarities.
As I stated before, there are many differences between the book and
the movie. For example, in the book, there is a character by the name of
David Gamut. This character follows his profession of the psalmodist,
carrying his faith through song into the wilderness. Gamut wants to join
Major Duncan ...
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movie not only left out a character, it left out other scenes.
One such scene would be when Uncas Chickengook and Hawkeye join Cora, Alice,
Duncan, Maugua, and Gamut.* When these characters join the party, they tell
Duncan that Maugua is a Huron spy. Duncan decides to question Maugua, but
when he does, Maugua runs away. When Maugua begins to run, Duncan wants to
chase him, but Uncas, Chickengook, and Hawkeye see that it is not wise to
chase him, because there might be more of his tribe near. This is not only
dissimilar to the movie, but in the movie, Uncas, Chickengook and Hawkeye
join Cora, Alice Duncan, Maugua, and many troops. The troops seem to be on
the journey in the movie, but not in the book. Also, while they are all
traveling, Duncan questions Maugua about being a spy and instead of running
away, he initiates the attacks on the party, by turning around and killing
some of the troops.
There were not only differences between the movie and the book,
there were also a ...
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