Characters
This Scotsman becomes one of the Mohicans by adoption and has a romantic interest in Cora.
Who is Hawkeye?
They are ambushed at this site while escorting Munro's daughters.
What is the forest/waterfall ambush?
The war taking place during the film (name & opposing sides).
What is the Seven Years' War (French & Indian War)?
This natural element often stands as more honest than human laws.
What is nature?
"I have to say, Cora, you are braver than I thought." - Who says this and to whom?
Who is Hawkeye to Cora?
This English colonel who stays with Munro's party and is killed at Fort William Henry.
Who is Colonel Munro?
The event which convinces Hawkeye to finally assist Munro's daughters to escape.
What is the attack on the travelers?
The treaty or policy that influences Native alliances in the region.
What is French trade and alliances?
The idea of "otherness" is illustrated by this character's struggle.
What is Cora's mixed heritage?
What is mortality in war?
The Mohican who is deeply loyal, older, wise, acts like a father figure.
Who is Chingachgook?
The fate of Cora's mother is revealed - what happens to her?
What is she died in England?
Role of trade (fur) in colonial encroachment & Indigenous relations.
What is competition for fur trade?
Honour vs. survival: name one event or line that pits these against each other.
Identify the speaker: "There is a war on, gentlemen, and I mean to see its ending."
Who is Colonel Munro?
This character dies trying to protect Alice.
Who is Uncas?
The climatic battle/chase occurs at this geographic feature.
What is the cliff/waterfall scene?
The way the British army views "honour" vs. practical warfare.
What is formal vs. guerrilla tactics?
The theme of love across cultural boundaries: two relationships that illustrate it.
"They made us kill each other." What prompts it?
What is colonial manipulation?
The character who betrays Munro's fort by siding with the French/Indigenous?
Who is Magua?
The French forced the British to surrender at Fort William Henry using this strategy.
What is surrounding and starving out the fort?
Name on major challenge (disease, supply, or geography) that made 18th-century warfare in North America especially difficult.
What is harsh terrain, long supply lines, or outbreaks of disease?
This setting in the film symbolizes the conflict between untamed wilderness and European civilization.
What is the forest/frontier wilderness?