This Novel Series is by James Fenimore Cooper and it is called The Leatherstocking Tales. This story is about Hawkeye, an adopted son of the Native Americans. He aids and protects the Munrd sisters as they travel to Fort William Henry. This all took place on the USA. Frontier in the 1750’s. Natty Bumpo’s possession of moral resolve, generosity and resourcefulness that set the standard of twentieth century heroes.
Hawkeyes moral resolve is his moral code and his sense of right and wrong. One example of his moral code is “He rose on the instant, and levelled his own rifle at his uncovered foe; but his finger hesitated about pulling the trigger on one whom he held at such a disadvantage.” What that meant was that the Indian that wanted to kill him had no weapons to fight back. Hawkeyes moral code was that your word is bond. He showed that when he helps colonial military escape Fort William Henry holding the British army to their word.
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Hawkeye use generosity and kindness to show how he cares about people.
One example on how he shows generosity is when he kills Duncan out of mercy by shooting him so he won’t suffer getting burned from the fire. Another act of kindness would be when he goes and rescues Cora and Alice, putting his own life in danger to protect them. Some more examples would also be when he tracked Cora and Alice and then he escorted them to Fort William Henry. He showed great kindness and sympathy to Cora when he broke the news to her about her father being dead.
Hawkeye uses his resourcefulness by using his skills and knowledge. One example from the novel would be “ He was in the very act of raising the rifle, when a sharp report was followed by the buzz of a bullet that passed so near his body as to cause him involuntarily to start. The next instant Deerslayer staggered and fell his whole length in the bottom of the canoe.” In chapter 13, he hid them all in the Indian burial ground because he knows they will not shoot
there. Some examples from the movie is when they hid in the waterfall so that they wouldn’t track them as easily. Another one would be when they looted dead bodies so that they could save themselves. Hawkey use Nature as a refuge in chapter 7 “ The distance between him and his enemy was about fifty yards, and the trees were so arranged by nature that the line of sight was not interrupted except by particular trees behind which each party stood.” In chapter 13, when they were hiding in the woods at night when it protected them from being killed by the Indians. Hawkeye is an American Hero because he helps people out and he also courageous. He knows how to use the nature around him to help him when something bad comes up. In the movie he used the woods to protect him from the Indians trying to kill them he could hide and also know how to not leave tracks. Hawkeye is not afraid of anything he would fight to help the people who are endangered. He put himself in harm's way so many times but he knows how to get out of it so he doesn’t get hurt. Hawkeye was a true American Hero and loved nature to help him save people. He knew when his gut instinct kicked in he needed to go help someone or something was wrong. He knew he needed to be strong so that he could help people out. Hawkeye wouldn’t call himself a hero he would say he was doing what was right. Hawkeyes possession of moral resolve, generosity and resourcefulness that set the standard of twentieth century heroes.
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