For a book that seems to look down upon racism, these passages are rather confusing.
As the book progresses from one blood-splattered chase scene to another, it becomes clear that the author is interested more in gratuitous sensationalism than writing serious literature, as the quoting of Shakespeare might imply. That is not to say that the book is not exciting, quite the contrary in fact. The action scenes are packed with the stuff of frontier romances, depicting life in a strange land inhabited by strange people and beautiful women. Almost an advertisement for moving west, The Last of the Mohicans was one of the first novels to depict frontier life. Its style has been copied for decades, and it may have very well established the "frontier romance" genre. Drawing from cinema, "Dances with Wolves" and "Far and Away" were clearly inspired by The Last of the Mohicans. One could honestly say that the gun-slinging heroes of O"Henry's in Double Trouble, John Wayne flicks or the Cisco Kid might never have been without Cooper's contribution of Hawkeye.
Another appreciable characteristic of the book is the reference to the "Last of the Mohicans". While the title is explicitly referring to a single character in the book who is literally the last of his tribe, in certain contexts it accentuates the fact that the American colonists completely decimated the Native Americans. Between war, disease, and the eventual anti-Native American legislation during the Jackson era, c. 1830. The book seems to take a clear pro-Native American stance in terms of the preservation of their people and culture, but the warring between Native American tribes, and the decimation not being at the hands of the colonists confuses the message. This clearly contrasts with historical fact, which tends to put the blame completely upon European settlers. Although Cooper seems to have no apparent bias, it is rather curious that he would obscure this message after making such an effort with the title as it is.