Most six year old boys want to be a superhero, at least I did. In the mind of that six year old, a super hero had to be strong, handsome, and heroic, without fear. Along with all these traits a hero must show honor, courage and does what’s right with out bias or opinion. Throughout The Last of the Mohicans, Natty Bumppo an adopted white; raised as an Indian comes in conflict with the British and French during the French and Indian war. Based on his beliefs he shows honor by helping the colonial militia escape the misleading and yet binding agreement with a British fort under siege.
There are many heroes like Natty in American Literature like Benjamin Martin in the movie The Patriot. At the beginning of the movie the British army is attempting to recruit the local militia to their side against the French, but the militia would not join unless they promised their families would be protected while they were gone. Later on in the movie Natty Bumppo and the remaining Mohicans save the two daughters (Cora and Alice) of a colonel who is in charge of a fort and an officer (Duncan).
Unbeknownst to Natty and the Mohicans the fort was under siege.
The daughters, who had just been rescued, demanded they be taken to the fort where their fathers were. When they arrived at the fort under siege, but Natty sneaks them into the fort and they find the local militia, worried about their families. After Natty makes sure the girls were reunited with their fathers, he informs the militias that on his travel to the fort he encountered a settler’s home burnt and the family slaughtered. After hearing the devastating news the malitaiants wanted to leave the fort and go home to protect their families.
The Essay on The French support
The French support of the colonials during the American Revolution was essential to their ultimate success in defeating the British troops and securing their future as an independent nation. The cause of the American patriots was not seeing much success against the British for a good long while after the start of the war. This was caused, mainly, but the lack of trained troops, which the British ...
The next day when the militia confronts the colonel he states that if they leave and break their contract they will all be hung for treason, in response Natty shares his unfortunate news with the colonel who repeats the same thing after asking Duncan if the story was true, which he denied. That night Natty helps the militia leave and asks them to take a letter asking for reinforcements. Later on in the night when they find out the militia men left and natty helped them, he was arrested and scheduled to be hung.
In main character in the movie The Patriot, Benjamin Martina, is a simple man haunted by his past; fighting in the French and Indian war. The setting is the revolutionary war and Benjamin has opened his home on a small plantation he shares with his four sons and daughter to wounded soldiers on both sides. When the British discover the plantation and see that Benjamin is aiding the enemy, they demand that the wounded militia men be shot and the wounded British be taken back to the fort.
In the meantime Benjamin’s first son who signed up to be a courier for the militia is kidnapped because of his actions, while the British officer is prepping the first son for travel, the next youngest son runs up and tries to free him by distracting the officer, who pulls out a pistol and shoots him. Benjamin seeks revenge for the loss of his son against the British officer. This is seen as heroic because he doesn’t just want to kill the officer he wants to seek revenge for what he has done.
He can also be seen as a hero because due to the nature of the war he still opens his hospitality to the opposing side’s army as well as his own. These people can be seen as heroes to today’s society because they act on equality and non-selfishness, everything is done not for their best interests. Natty Bumppo shows honor in everything he does, even if it is as little as shooting a deer to feed him and his small tribe of 3. Benjamin doesn’t do things randomly he will only act as a reaction, for instance when his son is shot in cold blood he seeks revenge against the officer who wrongfully killed his son.
The Essay on The Americanization Of Benjamin Franklin
When trying to read about history, sometimes it is easy to misinterpret information and not realize certain motives or reasons that are behind historical events. Biographies can give readers a better understanding of what happened in the past by explaining how a specific individual viewed and acted on events that happened during their lifetime. People can relate better to biographies than to ...
