All 4 Uses of
stoic
in
The Last of the Mohicans
- disregarding, with characteristic stoicism, the excitement and bustle around him,
Chpt 1 *stoicism = being unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions
- The unwonted cry had brought the sisters, together with the wounded David, from their place of refuge; and the whole party, at a single glance, was made acquainted with the nature of the disaster that had disturbed even the practiced stoicism of their youthful Indian protector.†
Chpt 8
- The speaker, who was the father of the recreant young Indian, looked round and about him, as if seeking commendation of his stoicism in the eyes of the auditors.†
Chpt 24
- Each warrior sprang upon his feet at the utterance of the well-known appellation, and there was a short period during which the stoical constancy of the natives was completely conquered by surprise.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(stoic) seeming unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions