When Gamut meets Heyward, Alice and Cora for the first time, he joins them in singing a religious song first sung in New England.Īnother instances where religion is displayed is when Gamut in remembrance of his dead colt sings a sad religious song. He worships by singing the Old Testament psalms. He knows the insights of psalmody which is a popular practice of setting biblical teachings. The wolves appear during the night to feed on the deer that have been killed by Indians.īy reading the novel there are various themes that emerge as follows: Religionĭavid Gamut has expressed his religious affiliation many times. The forest has wild animals such as the wolves and deer. There are also ponds and a lake which they cross using canoes in order to move from one area to another. The Indians use the mountains, rivers, waterfall, rocks and caves to hide from the enemies. There are hostile Indians who live in the forest which makes it a dangerous place to be in (Cooper, 1982, p 3). The novel is set during the 3 rd year of the French and the Indian war.
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