1. Establishing the American Identity

2.  Dark  Good looking  Seems to be searching for something  Secret life  Attracted by society for isolation ("American Renaissance and American")

3.  James Fenimore Cooper  Leatherstocking series:  The Pioneers (1823)  The Last of the Mohicans (1826)  The Prairie (1827)  The Pathfinder (1840)  The Deerslayer (1841) Natty Bumpo “…simple honesty, moral insight, and code of chivalry demonstrates a harmonious spiritual relationship to the sensible world.” (Phillips and Ladd])

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6.  Completely unique  Express boldness (Melani)  Birth and Class are not important  Internal conflict  Independent  Cannot control passions  Knowledge is greater than physical strength  Moody  Isolated  Introspective (Norman)

7. "American Renaissance and American Romanticism: The Byronic Hero." University of Houston- Clear Lake course site. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2010. Melani, Lilia. "Romanticism." Department of English. N.p., 12 Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Mar. 2010.. Norman, Vera. "Four Conceptions of Heroic." Fellowship of Reason. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2010.. Phillips, Jerry, and Andrew Ladd. Romanticism and Trascendentalism. New York: Facts on File Inc., 2005. N. pag. Print.