In the book "The Last of the Mohicans" Hawkeye says several times that "he is a man without a cross." What does that mean?
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Last updated Dec 24 2016.
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"To the group and to the reader, Hawkeye inspires confidence. Whenever he is questioned, the scout provides a reasonable explanation for his daring actions. He appears to be that daring, though, because he is "a man without a cross," a phrase we might interpret as lack of belief in religion, and subsequently less fear of the unknown."
Response last updated by satguru on Dec 24 2016.
Nov 25 2007, 10:05 PM
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Yet another take:
"P. 78: "What might appear proper in a red skin," Hawkeye says, "may be sinful in a man who has not even a cross in blood to plead for his ignorance." (Man without a cross): A MAN, not an Indian, without a cross. Indians are not real men, even though they are admirable."