Now here me out. The Last of the Mohicans, a book about the last of a Native American tribe fighting in the 7 Years War, compares well to the travels of a hobbit, Frodo Baggins. Both Uncas, the son of Chingachgook, the last two Mohicans, and Frodo Baggins, are called to adventures they are not aware/involved in at all. Gandalf and Bilbo by earlier adventures leave Frodo the ring of power, and Frodo, a hobbit that should have no involvement with the greater world or the ring itself, has to go himself destroy the pinnacle piece of evil of that world. Uncas and his father just randomly run into party of Major Heyward, Cora, and Alice. They decide to help them after seeing that they are one, completely lost, and two, being led by an enemy of all parties concerned. I guess that it could be said that both are fighting the evil of their respectful worlds (Sauron and the French.(Ah yes, comparing the evil spirit of a demon to the French )) Another connection in the two groups in the first parts of their respective books are that they are both made up of a motley assortment of characters. The Fellowship, had 2 men, 1 elf, 1 dwarf, 1 wizard, and 4 hobbits. (Where Im at in LotM, chapter 6,) The band has 1 english major, 2 daughters of an english commander, one psalm singer from Connecticut, 2 Native Americans from the Mohican tribe, and a random American outdoorsman named Hawkeye. This creates a degree of mistrust while they are getting to know each other, an interesting dynamic that can be seen in both books.
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