The Last of the MohicansThe book The Last of the Mohicans is based on a novel by James Fenimore Cooper and revolves around a clan of Native Americans called the Mohicans. The main characters are Hawkeye, his adoptive father Chingachgook and his adoptive brother Uncas. Chingachgook and his son Uncas are the last of the Mohican tribe or bloodline. The film is also based on these three characters. The era in which both stories take place is the 18th century, during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. The film is a love story torn between war and race. The Mohicans together with Hawkeye try to save the daughters of a British colonel, but the conflict arises when Magua of the Hurons tries to kill the Mohicans and kidnap the two girls. There is also conflict between all the characters' relationships. The villain in both stories is the same and his name is Magua, who belongs to the Huron tribe. In the book Magua wants to take revenge on Colonel Munro by trying to marry one of his daughters and hurting his pride, but in the film he wants and kills Munro. Magua also begins to feel sympathy for Cora, the colonel's daughter, but in the film he has no compassion or feelings for her, but remains brutal until the end. In the book it is revealed that Cora Munro, the Colonel's daughter, had a black mother and so this tempts her to become involved with the Mohicans Uncas, however there is no reference to this in the film and it remains to be guessed why they became affectionate the towards each other. The book explores many racial issues involving the white race and the Indian race during a time when racism was arguably at its peak. The book describes that Hawkeye may not have as much experience as his forest counterparts, but in the film he is definitely just as experienced as Uncas and his father. The book also seems to make the enemy, who are the Hurons, seem almost stupid and foolish as Heywood poses as a French doctor to deceive them. The book is full of historical events, which makes it seem less romantic than the film. In the opening scene of the film Hawkeye and his Mohican friends are seen hunting a moose, which is killed by Hawkeye and his long rifle, but in In the Book they don't want the shots to be heard, so the moose is shot with an arrow.