last of the mohicans

The Last American Romantic A loud crack pierces the still silence of the forest as Magua, a Huron guide, plunges his tomahawk into the body of a British soldier. Gunshots erupt from the darkness of the forest all around Cora and Alice cutting down the company of soldiers assigned to protect them. As if appearing from thin air two Mohicans and a white man come to their rescue, killing all of the Hurons. This white …

…the fort he stayed and did not run. Logically, to save his life he should have left. However he loved Cora enough to stay there and protect her. Another instance would be in the end when he offered to give his life in place of Cora’s to be burned. Hawkeye is a romantic hero because of his desire for individual freedom, love for nature, and use of emotion and sentiment over logic and reason.