The diploma paper is generally concerned with the influence of colonialism in J. F. Cooper's most popular literary fiction The Last of the Mohicans (1826). The aim of this thesis is to analyse the era of colonialism in the eastern part of contemporary USA, the stereotypes in the portrayal of Indians and interracial relationships as they are depicted in The Last of the Mohicans. The work is divided into three chapters where the theoretical and analytical parts are interconnected.
