flicting relationship between the colonies and displaced native
             The plot of Mohicans centers on conflict per se; that is, conflict
             becomes the primary story of the novel, and this conflict happens into two
             periods between two different situations. In the first part of the novel,
             it is apparent that the conflict experienced by the main characters in the
             novel are those between the French and British forces, as they try to gain
             control over the north American territory. In this conflict, the French
             are gaining over the British forces in the battle, mainly because they have
             the native American as their (French) allies: "[t]he imbecility of her
             military leaders abroad, and the fatal want of energy in her councils at
             home, had lowered the character of Great Britain from the proud elevation
             on which it had been placed†No longer dreaded by her enemies, her servants
             were fast losing the confidence of self-respectâ€" (Cooper, 1826:3).
             However, in Chapters 15-16, readers witness the treaty signed by the French
             and British authorities, ending the war over territory that they had
             started, with the French agreeing that they will no longer attempt to curb
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