thelastofthemohicans1PPT課件

1、James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851)I.LifeII. WorksIII.Legacy第1頁/共18頁1. Life story1. Life story1) Born in a rich family2) Attended Yale but expelled because of misconduct3) Five years at sea4) Inherited fortune and lived a comfortable life5)One daughter was also a writer.第2頁/共18頁first novel was written

2、 for a dare from his wife. The Spybest-known tales of frontier adventure and sea adventure talesthirty-two novels第3頁/共18頁In their order of events:The Deerslayer (1841) (Story dates1740-1755)The Last of the Mohicans (1826) (1757)The Pathfinder (1840) (1750s)The Pioneer (1823) (1793) )The Prairie (182

3、7) (1804) )第4頁/共18頁3. Legacyl one of the most popular l throughout the worldl African, African-American and Native American charactersl lasting reputation rests largely upon the five Leatherstocking talesl created a unique form of American literature第5頁/共18頁The Last of The Last of the Mohicans the M

4、ohicans第6頁/共18頁Mohican / Mahican An Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe Originally settled in the Hudson River Valley and western New England The Mohawk / Mohican hairstyle Unique culture and particular way of life第7頁/共18頁第8頁/共18頁Basic InformationnTime: the late 1750 of the 18th centurynLocatio

5、n: source of Hudson river and George lake areanBackground: the third year of the Seven Years War第9頁/共18頁P(yáng)lot summary Hawkeye, Chingachgook and Uncas escorting the Munro sisters, Cora and Alice through the woods of New York to Fort William Henry Heyward and David are also in the party deadly fights a

6、long the way against Hurons led by Magua ends in tragedy第10頁/共18頁第11頁/共18頁 Writing StyleWriting StyleGood at inventing plotsPowerful, yet clumsy and dreadfulLandscapes descriptionsStiff charactersUse of dialect第12頁/共18頁Themes: Heroism（Hawkeye） The pain of civilization conflict （a total tragedy） Inte

7、rracial love and friendship（romantic love story）War, Adventure, Danger, Romance第13頁/共18頁uA sad elegy to the Indian civilizationA sad elegy to the Indian civilizationuThe epic of the North American coloniesThe epic of the North American coloniesuThe development history of North American The development history of North American colonies is, in fact, a grieved history of the colonies is, in fact, a grieved history of the Indians.Indians.第14頁/共18頁Achievements nIt is the most famous of the Leatherstocking Tales.nIt was one of the most popular English-language novels of its time.nIt helped establ