Gunfighter Essays

James Butler Hickok, a.k.a. Wild Bill Hickok, was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837. Wild Bill Hickok was known for a very famous gunfighter, gambler, showman, and lawman. James Hickok grew up with four brothers and two sisters. Bill’s parents helped smuggle slaves out of the South by operating a station along the Underground Railroad. Because Hickok’s involvement of illegally helping slaves out of the South, he was introduced to gunfights and fighting at a very early age in his life

Existentialism is the main theory that separates Shane from any other gunfighter from other western movies. While reading parts from The American Western, it was brought to attention that many gunfighters are usually granted the outlook of an outlaw. Automatically a character can be depicted as an outlaw, because they are a gunfighter, which means they kill people (McVeigh, 82). In the film Shane, the gunfighter, Shane, is able to make his own choices. This aspect of the movie changes the

James Butler Hickok, also known as Wild Bill Hickok, was born on May 27th, 1837, in Troy Grove, Illinois. During his life Wild Bill Hickok did a vast amount of incredible acts such as being a drover, wagon master, soldier, spy, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor. He is most notibly remembered as being the sheffif of two ruthless towns in Kansas, both of which he helped become better the lawless towns. Wild Bill Hickok was an integral part in helping the United States’ Western

Representation and stereotypes Stereotypes is a big issue within the media industry. Representation within the media is show someone or something, using a process of depicting, descripting and symbolization. Stereotypes as described by Stuart Hall as “Representation is the production of the meaning of the concepts in our minds through language which enables us to refer to either the ‘real’ world of objects people or events, or indeed to imaginary worlds of fictional objects, people and events” In

savage of many men, including Sheriff James Brady and a deputy. Billy the kid never lied so many statements caused his reputation soaring and won his nickname “Billy the Kid.” Since Billy the kid was a cattle rustler and gang member to a vigilante gunfighter, eventually becoming the most wanted man on the American frontier. Billy’s fame was part of a folkloric oral tradition. It had more to do with western chauvinism than with literal

What if someone married at fifteen? You think everything is going to be perfect; live your life on a ranch with your own roan but, your husband is an alcoholic and abusive. That is exactly what happened to Ruth in Lady Gunfighter. She was to marry at fifteen to Stan; little did she know how much he drank and what alcohol could do to him. So who is Ruth? How does she act as a person? Well the author uses indirect characterization to show us how strong and determined Ruth is to not let Stan see how

well known for being an outlaw and lawman. “His skills and a gunfighter and scout… provided the basis for his fame” (Wild 3) He also was a great gambler. Wild Bill Hickok had a large impact on American history because of his life and death. During Wild Bill Hickok’s life he was many things such as, an actor, gambler, lawman, and a marksman specialists. A legend during his life and considered one of the American west’s premier gunfighters James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok was born May 27, 1837, in Troy

acknowledges the fact that it is no small matter. Even if it is justifiable, it is still something that will follow a person for the rest of their lives. Shane did what he did so that nobody else would have to carry that burden. Joey wanted to be a gunfighter until Shane changed his mind. Joey saw a gun as something meant for taking out bad guys, but Shane saw it as nothing more than a tool. Shane changed the lives of many people throughout the film, and they were all better for it. There are few

history. Shane, a former gunfighter/cowboy turned town hero. Joe, who is a homesteader/farmer, refuses to back down from opposition, and leads the revolt against the Ryker crew. Marian is your typical farm wife, who does not want to see her husband hurt. Stonewall Torey, hot headed confederate war veteran with a bad temper, has little concern for the Ryker game, and says he can go to town when he pleases. He is inexperienced with his gun compared to the skilled gunfighter Wilson, which lead to his

version of Wyatt Earp doesn’t mind physical violence. He can also in some cases be the cause of such violence. Even though this version of Wyatt Earp one thing that has stayed constant in history and in the movie Tombstone is the role of the famous gunfighter, Doc Holliday. Doc Holliday is long-time friend of Wyatt Earp, both in the movie and in history. “Doc” was John Henry Holliday’s nickname. Most people referred to him as Doc, who was a former dentist turned gambler, tuberculosis suffer and once

WANTED Doc Holliday- August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887 “I’m dying, how bout you” was a famous quote from Doc Holliday. Doc Holliday’s birth name was John Henry Holliday. He was an occasional dentist, gambler and gunfighter. He was born in Griffin, Georgia. When He was born he had a disease that did not allow him to speak, he had to have many surgeries and still struggled with speaking.When he grew up he lived in Dallas, Texas because there is dryer air there. This makes it less likely to get

Henry Nash Smith and the ‘Myth and Symbol School’ After Turner’s ‘introduction’ , the West became one of the foundational elements for the earliest scholars of American Studies. Proposing similar questions as Turner, the so-called ‘Myth and Symbol School’ worked on the assumption that American culture could be studied as a “common language” (Chapman) comprised of myths and symbols that represented the American imagination. The myths and symbols were defined by Smith as “larger or small units of

Shane and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid reflect one side of the same coin. They both exist as Westerns, but both offer something different to the genre. The first thing was immediately apparent about Shane was the gorgeous backdrop of the valley outstretching creating a wide beautiful vita all the way up into the mountains. The framework of the story is a very simple ranchers vs. homesteader’s tale. While the idea is not exactly new, the way the story handles the character of Alan Ladd, who

done. The first crime of Billy the kid was stealing clothes. He was only 16 years of age. It only escaladed from here. Billy the kid was one of the youngest gang members of his time. Also the one of the best to. When he was 17 he was the best gunfighter in the Lincoln County War. The Lincoln County War was in new mexico. It all started because 2 rival factions were fighting over territory.

In the fictional novel, Shane, written by Jack Schaefer, a mysterious cowboy rides into town and saves a group of settlers from a power hungry cattle rancher. He quickly finds comradery with a settler named Joe Starret, and decides to work for him on his farm. Not long after, he discovers the conflict between the settlers and Fletcher, who is trying to stomp Joe and the others out of the valley for his personal benefit. After several struggles with Fletcher and his men, Shane, out of love for the

New Mexico’s Lincoln County war. An event which lost countless lives. The legend of Billy the kid was created by the one who killed him, sheriff Patrick Garrett. Henry McCarty, know as the famous outlaw “Billy the kid” was an American old west gunfighter. Billy was born on November 23, 1859, Manhattan, New york city. His mother's name was Catherine McCarthy. Sadly, Henry’s mother died of tuberculosis while he was at the age of 15 and was orphaned. Billy the kid has two siblings, Joseph Antrim being

Now in the town of El Caballo, which means The Horse, there lived a Mexican gunfighter named Terrible Tomas. Whenever the people of El Caballo saw Tomas swagger through the streets, his hands on the oak handles of his .44s, they let him pass. His black eyes shot fire at anyone who dared to bar his way. A stocky six-footer with dark skin and black hair, Tomas was very intimidating. There rode into town one day, a stranger. He had brown hair and eyes, wore a battered brown hat and a .44

As DeArment elaborates, during the 1870s and the beginning of the 1880s some of the most popular gunfighters came into Dodge City, one of them being Wyatt Earp (33). When Rebein declares that Wyatt was the best at what he did, he explained that he gained this title at his previous positions in other towns acting as a peace officer, in his book (79). The Wyatt Earp heard of today has been manipulated with different views of our history. According to Carter, “Exaggerated and belittled, twisted by fiction

In my first analysis paper, I looked at the novels Shane by Jack Schaefer and The Virginian by Owen Wister and I focused on how one’s body motion/image can make a cowboy who he is. In my second paper, I analyzed the novel True Grit by Charles Portis and the Coen Brothers’ film version of No Country for Old Men and looked at how a characters dress shows how they are assumed to act but that does not mean that they will act that way. In this paper, I will examine the novels Shane, The Virginian, and

Christopher Columbus, said first discoverer of the New World, was credited this title because his personal discovery of the New World was not only lasting and lead to the beginning of exploration and colonization, but he also had documented/published proof or “record” of this new land, which included his journal entries, unlike the explorers before him. However, around 1000 A.D., years and years before Columbus went to new land, a Viking man named Leif Eriksson hit the land of Canada after his father