nson was unaware of this when he first came so where the white men that came to save the Christian families. Civilization never would approve or respect many of the things that Jeremiah had learned to appreciate and even love. The view of all white men was best said by the bald guy when he referred to the Flathead leader, He may speak well and read the bible but he is still an injun.The Mountain Man is very romanticized in the movie. The Actor that was chosen for the part for example was Robert Redford the typical American hero, Blond, handsome, strong and able to survive in the wild, what else can you ask for? What really does it is the song at the beginning of the movie, which is a sort of song to a hero, a song of praise to this brave man on his way to the West. The life of a Mountain Man is a hard and arduous job that involves even risking your own life like the first dead mountain man he finds with a 50 Caliber rifle or the men that were killed by Indians and left crazy woman alone. Another romantization of a Mountain Man is struggle. The bad fishing at the beginning of the movie was not to show that the Indian was better but instead to show how this mountain man can struggle, start at zero and climb to the top. This struggle is proof of The Mountain Mans extraordinary ability to adapt.Throughout the movie, the struggle with adapting to the environment and to the Indians and their beliefs plays a big role. The Mountain Man is able to do all or learn how to. This mountain man leaves civilization in search of adventure, forms a family and learns to live this life in the wilderness and coexisting with the Indians. The Mountain Man is the Good Samaritan who takes in a kid and a wife and helps those in trouble. He learns about tribes and how they are divided, which ones can be delt with and which ones you had better run from. The movie portrays the Indians as they are in tribes, their rituals and believes. The mountain man assimilate...
