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Works of James Fenimore Cooper: Character Analyses and Essay Questions

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Cooper, James Fenimore

Cooper, James Fenimore
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Leavitt, Charles
Affiliation: Associate Professor Of English, Montclair State College

Character Analyses and Essay Questions

Character Analysis

Deerslayer

The young Deerslayer is first seen when he is about twenty-three years
old. He stands "about six feet in his moccasins" and has a "comparatively
light and slender" body which reveals muscles noted for "agility" rather than
"unusual strength." Although his is not a handsome face, he does wear an
"expression' which suggests that others may have "confidence" in him. He is a
person who is ...

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