ABSTRACT:This thesis aims to reveal such a relationship. In the novel The Last of the Mohicans, Cooper vividly depicts the complex relationship of cooperation and conflicts between the whites and Indians in the early stage of the American westward movement. The relationship is reflected not only in the white-Indian military cooperation and mutual assistance in daily life but also in cultural and armed conflicts between the whites and Indians. The discussion of such a complex racial relationship can help people know better the overall perspective of the frontier society of the American west. 

Key words: relationship; cooperation; conflicts; whites; Indians

TABLE OF CONTENTS

摘要

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION1

1.1 A Brief Introduction to James Fenimore Cooper1

1.2 A Brief Introduction to The Last of the Mohicans2

2. LITERATURE REVIEW.4

2.1 Research on The Last of the Mohicans Abroad4

2.2 Research on The Last of the Mohicans at Home6

3. THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE WHITES AND AMERICAN INDIANS8

3.1 The Mutual Assistance between the Whites and the Indians in Their Daily Lives9

3.2 The Military Cooperation between the Whites and the Indians.11

4. THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE WHITES AND AMERICAN INDIANS14

4.1 The Cultural Conflict between the Whites and the Indians .14

4.2 The Armed Conflict between the Whites and the Indians .17

5. CONCLUSION19

REFERENCES.20

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.21