Cooper & Rolandson/Savagery and Civilization

Abstract: A 5 page analysis of James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans and Mary White Rowlandson's personal narrative that tells of her capture by Narragansett Indians in a 1675 attack on Lancaster, Mass. The writer argues that both of these accounts are revealing as to how whites viewed Native Americans and how this showed the contrast between what is considered 'civilized behavior' and savagery. No additional sources cited.

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Catagory: Black Social Issues, Politics & Philosophy

Subcatagory: Black Studies

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