James Fenimore Cooper and How His Upbringing Affected
His Writing
Though there are many spectacular author’s within our history, I find James Coopers work and his life stories to be the most relatable to both myself and the world. James Cooper was born on September 15, 1789 in Burlington, NJ. Cooper and his siblings where raised extremely privileged being that his father had owned a village. Coopers father came along the fortune of a village from the trade he learned as a young boy in Pennsylvania. Coopers father was a hardworking man whom I believe is where Cooper inherited his humbleness from. Coopers father was a Land developer both in New Jersey and New York before traveling over to New Jersey where he founded “Cooper Village” (Wayne…show more content… Coopers in my eyes proved himself to be loyal and honest (as stated in the above quotes) showing his dedication to his family and home as the Indian did to his land and loved ones. The Indian also memoirs Coopers by a man seeking out freedom both from land and law, you can compare this to Cooper and his debt. Cooper struggled with debt most of his life and it was a great worry that he had been wanting to be freed from. Which most of his transactions, both professional and personal writings, with Bridgen where based on trying to enhance his overall financial being. He desperately seeked financial freedom from the judge (law) and found helping hands among the common people which is relatable to the character Natty Bumppo trying to find common ground between the Indians and the white man. I found it interesting that though Cooper grew up privilege he fathers still taught him the art of working for what you want. That even though the struggles of losing ten siblings and both of his parents didn’t stop him from seeking a bright future even though it came along with all of his father’s debt, as well as his own. He remained egger to pursue a bright future and fight
