The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper presents an idealistic or romanticized view on early America. The scenes present spectacular views of great courage, great treachery, and great love. Especially portrayed with immense idealization, is the natural beauty of the landscape. Nature seems beautiful, safe, amazing, and contains neither danger nor evil. Romanticized beauty of nature is visible through copious ways. The story is about a dying tribe called the Mohicans in which only two are left as well as one adopted white man. These three men refuse to enter the militia for Britain in because they are seeking their own freedom. On a journey, they intercept Indians attacking a small regiment of British. This included the two daughters of a British Colonel who have been targeted by Magua, a sadistic and vengeful Huron warrior who has dedicated his life to destroying the girls' father for a past injustice on their way to a fort. The three men lead the survivors to the fort while two love stories take place but the French and Indian War continued. Romanticism is the Romantic style or movement in literature and art, or adherence to its principles. Idealization is the act or process of idealizing something. In other words, both definitions mean to make …show more content…
There are multiple times when Native Americans use nature to hide in order to ambush their enemy. Although this may seem negative or non-idealistic, nature sheltered the thought to be the “good guys”, people whom were working toward the common goal of peace. These Native Americans were protected from evil, even death, or died a hero. This proves a point of the idealism of nature and also gives the audience a sense of the idealization of Native American life as well making them seem more powerful then they really