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Question

I had to read "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses" by Mark Twain, and for this assignment, my teacher asked us some questions to think about before writing about this reading. I am posting this because I do not understand some of them, and quite frankly, I'm not sure I understood this reading. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

1. In what ways is Natty Bumpo familiar/similar to later American heroes?

2. How does Cooper's writing prefigure tensions between civilization/development and nature/wilderness?

3. Comment on Cooper's style.

4. How does the civilization/wilderness tension illustrate aspects of American freedom and identity?

Answer 1

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