The Last of the Mohicans, Chapter 17 summary
Chapter 17 of 33 · 21 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 17, Montcalm stops Magua from shooting toward the fort, but cannot secure his acceptance of peace as the British prepare to leave. The evacuation becomes a massacre after Magua’s war cry, and he takes Alice and Cora into the forest while David follows and the French army remains motionless.
What happens
- Before dawn, Montcalm interrupts Magua’s attempted shot and hears his refusal to abandon revenge against the English.
- As the British evacuate, Heyward appoints David to protect Cora and Alice while he leads the advance.
- Robbery disrupts the departing crowd, and a Huron kills a mother and infant before Magua signals a general attack.
- Munro seeks the promised French escort while Cora guards the unconscious Alice and David’s singing temporarily deters attackers.
- Magua carries Alice away, drawing Cora and David after him, then takes the sisters on horseback into the mountains.
- From a mountain overlook, the captives see the killing continue while the French troops stand inactive.
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What to notice
Magua treats bloodshed, not the French victory, as his goal. His refusal to accept peace exposes the danger facing the departing British.
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Why do some attackers spare the sisters when David sings?
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