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True Grit: Arkansa And The Indian Territory

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True Grit is greatly influenced by the law and order on the Western Frontier during the 1800s especially in the areas of Arkansa and the Indian Territory which is, current day Oklahoma. During this time, the crime in the area was great due to the fact that, criminals would commit crimes and then, escape to the lawless Indian Territory. Most importantly, in the border of Arkansa and the Indian Territory was Fort Smith which was “considered” the last “bastion of law and order”. Additionally, everything across that in the Indian Territory became the cases of the federal law. Unfortunately, the federal court in Fort Smith had to cover a large area with only one judge to handle all the cases. Due to that, criminals took great advantage of the huge Indian Territory to escape from the law and hide. The Indian Territory had an immense number of criminals from all over the country. They would terrorize anyone who would get in there way. In order to take …show more content…

True Grit revolves around the story of a young girl named Mattie Ross who discovers her father is dead and the murderer, Tom Chany escapes to the Indian Territory to escape the law. In the Indian Territory, Matties state sheriffs have no authority there and are not able to catch Chany. Therefore, Mattie hires a Deputy U.S Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn to go to the Indian territory to catch Tom Chaney. Also, Mattie joins him to catch Chany Eventually, Texas Ranger Labeouf joins their mission to catch Chany for his own case. However, throughout the film they repeatedly part ways but rejoin again. They find the information on Chany and his gang. Later on, they have an encounter with Chany and his gang where Mattie shoots Chany and kills him. Finally, Mattie gets her revenge with the help of Cogburn and

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