How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"He is a soldier, and knows how to estimate the chances of the woods." (6.53)
It's striking that Heyward references the dangers of the woods rather than the dangers of the enemy, implying that the woods are a greater danger. Although, TBH, the woods have bears and the enemies do not. We'd be way more terrified of the bears.
Quote #5
"Lady," returned the scout, solemnly, "I have listened to all the sounds of the woods for thirty years, as a man will listen whose life and death depend on the quickness of his ears. There is no whine of the panther, no whistle of the catbird, nor any invention of the devilish Mingoes, that can cheat me!" (7.5)
Don't mess with Hawkeye. He knows the sounds of everything. Hawkeye is the coolest, and that's basically because he pays such close attention to nature.
Quote #6
The Indian had selected for this desirable purpose one of those steep, pyramidal hills, which bear a strong resemblance to artificial mounds, and which so frequently occur in the valleys of America. (11.1)
Here Magua uses nature to perpetuate his own (devious) ends, proving that the forest is really a neutral force in the world of The Last of the Mohicans. Nature is neither evil nor angelic… it's just nature.