Part 1 of Essay
Every child has fantasy’s of being a super hero and leaping tall buildings in a single bound or staring death in the face everyday and somehow finding a way to escape. All of these imaginative thoughts have been derived from the past literary works by the great writers of the early American literary period. These ea ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... hero. Just as Natty Bumppo was the popular hero of his time, Indiana Jones is still the favorite of millions today. Indiana has overshadowed Natty’s success but still contains many of his attributes. The characteristics of are similar in both Indiana Jones and Natty Bumppo. “An American novelist, travel writer, and social critic, James Fenimore Cooper is regarded as the first great American writer” (Groliers NP). “Cooper began writing at age thirty to demonstrate to his wife that he ....