Posted by Gayle on July 29, 1998 at 13:50:50:
In Reply to: DDL vs. An American Hawkeye posted by ann on July 29, 1998 at 13:45:13:
: Please don't shoot me with a virtual reality musket:o) but ever since watching LOTM, I've wondered why DDL took on the role of Hawkeye. Being non-american, why wasn't he intimidated by the fact that "Last of the Mohicans" is considered the first bonafide American novel and therefore its hero the lst fictional AMERICAN hero???....any thoughts?.......ann
Ann,
Forgive me, but I can't resist this one. Why should an Irishman not play the part of an American? Actually, to all my calculations, the original Natty Bumppo was Dutch.
Gayle