m that softened the racism was already a form of erasure or forgetting.
             Reading the novel, The Last of the Mohicans, I was actually able to appreciate Cooper's work, as it was interesting and very different from the movie. While it is true that he is long-winded and very shallowly treats character development, I think that the original work does merit its study. I found that Cooper clearly portrayed the different values of two cultures. The readers can witness two cultures in conflict of political, moral, and religious issues. I think that Cooper did not develop his characters, not because of his inability, but rather because of his unwillingness. If David had been revealed to us thoroughly, would we have been able to objectively witness his role as a white settler? Certainly, if Magua's motivations had been opened up to the audience, Cooper would no longer present him as the "savage Indian." I enjoyed Cooper because of his shallow characters. His portrayal of their behaviors was unclouded by personal influence; they merely represented the culture from which they came. Many stunning examples of this representation were evident throughout the tale. While early in their adve
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