Chapters I–II Summary: Chapter I The French general Montcalm has allied himself with several of the Indian tribes native to America and is moving a large army south in an attempt to take Fort William Henry from the British. Magua, an Indian scout, intercepts the information about the impend...

Marlow and Kurtz as Doubles in Heart of Darkness In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Marlow and Kurtz can be seen as a set of psychological doubles. Kurtz is what Marlow could have become if confronted with the same choices. Although Marlow could have easily succumbed to the darkness, ...

Last of the Mohicans: A Dying Generation The Last of the Mohicans is one of five novels in the Leatherstocking Series, all of which were written by James Fenimore Cooper. Cooper is known to be "one of the nineteenth century's most popular story tellers" because he "presented a...

Last of the Mohicans: A Dying Generation The Last of the Mohicans is one of five novels in the Leatherstocking Series, all of which were written by James Fenimore Cooper. Cooper is known to be "one of the nineteenth century's most popular story tellers" because he "presented a...