Note on the map the area in New York State where the Cooper novels take place. As you drive by on the interstate, you will see an exit for The Leatherstocking region. Cooperstown, New York--home of the Baseball Hall of Fame- is named for the author.
The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, each featuring the main hero Natty Bumppo, known by European settlers as "Leatherstocking," 'The Pathfinder", and "the trapper" and by the Native Americans as "Deerslayer," "La Longue Carabine" and "Hawkeye".
Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is the protagonist of the series. Although he is the child of white parents, he grew up with Native Americans, becoming a near-fearless warrior skilled in many weapons, one of which is the long rifle. He respects his forest home and all its inhabitants, hunting only what he needs to survive. When it comes time to fire his trusty flintlock, he lives by the rule, "One shot, one kill." He and his Mohican "brother" Chingachgook champion goodness by trying to stop the incessant conflict between the Mohicans and the Hurons. He is known as "Deerslayer" in The Deerslayer, "Hawkeye" and "La Longue Carabine" in The Last of the Mohicans, "Pathfinder" in The Pathfinder, "Leatherstocking" in The Pioneers, and "the trapper" in The Prairie. The novels recount significant events in Natty Bumppo's life from 1740-1806.
Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is the protagonist of the series. Although he is the child of white parents, he grew up with Native Americans, becoming a near-fearless warrior skilled in many weapons, one of which is the long rifle. He respects his forest home and all its inhabitants, hunting only what he needs to survive. When it comes time to fire his trusty flintlock, he lives by the rule, "One shot, one kill." He and his Mohican "brother" Chingachgook champion goodness by trying to stop the incessant conflict between the Mohicans and the Hurons. He is known as "Deerslayer" in The Deerslayer, "Hawkeye" and "La Longue Carabine" in The Last of the Mohicans, "Pathfinder" in The Pathfinder, "Leatherstocking" in The Pioneers, and "the trapper" in The Prairie. The novels recount significant events in Natty Bumppo's life from 1740-1806.
Bonus: (50 points; this might be difficult) Who is this character above and how does he relate to our Cooper reading? You might get some help with this from a parent.
Part 9 Last of the Mohicans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJrDtrHxfB8&feature=related
Part 10 Last of the Mohicanshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emo09JDka30&NR=1
in class work: beginning discussion of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories.
Reading quiz:
1. Why has the narrator come to the House of Usher?
2. According to Usher, what is the nature of his sister Madeline's malady?
3. What noises does the narrator hear in the midst of reading the Mad Trist?
4. What happens to the House of Usher at the end of the story?
5. From The Oval Portrait. What is the relationship between the artist and subject of the painting?
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