Monday, February 3, 2014

Last of the Mohicans: End Comparison

So the movie and the book end completely differently. In the book Uncas is deemed godly because of a small tattooed tortoise on his chest, which gives him power. Uncas is able to free Hawkeye and spare some prisoners but Magua would not compromise and ends up keeping Cora prisoner even after Hawkeye offers himself and his rifle. The Hurons hurry off  across a mountain, and when Cora refuses to continue and impatient Huron kills her. The Mohicans and Munro bury Cora and mourn all the dead. Pretty much none of that happens in the movie. The council splits up Cora and Alice (who by the way, is not mentioned in the last 3 chapters), Hawkeye gets Cora and keeps her safe. Uncas is killed by the Huron and in response Alice throws herself off a cliff instead of enduring the Indian torture. So basically a completely different ending.

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