The last of the Mohicans and a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration
“The last of the Mohicans “ is an Americans epic historical drama produced in 1992.The film is set in 1757 during the French and the Indian war Adirondack Mountains,
in what was then the a British colony of New York. The setting of this film is that of the American frontier with its physical background of wild and virgin nature,
its human cross-purposes and conflicts (Escott & Cooper, 1992). The place is characterized by primeval forests, caves, waterfalls and mountains. It is also a place of
great beauty and of constant potential threat from its terrain as well as its native Indians. The time of the setting of the text is during the time of the pre-
Americans revolution, when most of the white men were exploring and violently pushing west words. The Human nature is exerting itself at this time and in this place
generates Cooper’s setting, the American frontier in New York State. Most people in the film seem to be caught up, either directly or indirectly, in conflict for
holding or even acquiring the land. Some of the main characters is Gamut, who is ineptly concerned with religious values. We also have Hawkeye, who does possess the
landscape spiritually and who despoils its produce only to defend. The central themes in the text are; Role of religion in wilderness and Colonialism and its effects.
The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson mainly describes her experience as a captive the Native Americans during the King
Philips war of 1976 (Rowlandson, 2004).In her dairy, she accounts for her capture, to her return. However, the dairy is written a few years after her capture. The
setting of Rowlandson piece of work is Primarily Massachusetts Bay Colony. The colony ranges from, now, western Massachusetts to Boston, with excursions towards the
northern part to into Vermont and New Hampshire. According to the text, Mary Rowlandson’s captivity lasts from February 1675 to May 1676. Towards the end of the text,
her narrative briefly tells us her experiences during the time of release. The major conflict in this text is that, Rowlandson must survive her captivity and return to
civilization without having to be reduced to savagery of the Indians. Furthermore, she must like how independent she is in grace as well as the providence of the
almighty God. The outstanding themes of the text are; civilization and savagery, Colonialism, uncertainly of life, Centrally of God’s will and the fear of the new
world.
