Last of the Mohicans: Contrast and Comparison of the Book and Movie While reading "Last of the Mohicans" I found that there are many differences between the book, and the movie. Before I read the book, I thought it would exactly like the movie, but I was wrong. If you were to read the book, and then watch the movie, you would be amazed at what they left out of the book, and vice versa. The book and movie did not contain only differences, but also similarities. As I stated before, there are many differences between the book and the movie. For example, in the book, there is a character by the name of David Gamut. This