![]() The next day, Magua and his Huron forces attack the group. The rest of the group hides in a cave for the night. They attempt to capture Magua, but he escapes. The group suspects that Magua is betraying them and intentionally leading them astray. The group then encounters the frontiersman Natty Bumppo (also known as Hawkeye and “La Longue Carabine,” or “The Long Rifle”) with his friend Chingachgook and Chingachgook’s son Uncas-two remaining members of the Mohican tribe. Along the way, the group is joined by David Gamut, a singing teacher. Magua, a Huron native, is serving as their guide through the treacherous Hudson wilderness, with French forces and their Native American allies always a threat. ![]() The novel begins as Alice and Cora Munro, daughters of Colonel Munro, are being escorted by Major Duncan Heyward to Fort William Henry. ![]() Violence, racism, and cultural biases are presented as depicted in the novel and contextualized within the analyses. This guide references the 2014 Signet Classics edition of the novel. ![]()
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