Swede. Scully is not successful at consoling the Swede, so he goes upstairs and starts to pack his bags to leave, in spite of the snowstorm, but Scully finally manages to talk to him into staying. The Swede has a certain perception about the “Wild West,” and although this is just a small town in Nebraska, he is convinced he is in for a harsh treatment. The demeanor of the Swede changes completely when he comes back downstairs. The Swede changes his personality when he is drunk by becoming cocky and
believe in the unlimited land and opportunities that awaited us in the West. More importantly, the myth told us that it was our duty and destiny to make this land our own. Paintings of westward expansion, like Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1861) by Emanuel Leutze, depicts settlers constantly moving forward, expanding and conquering the wild west. This expansion altered and imposed order onto the landscape of the West. The large “frontier” sign looming over the gas station in Pikes Peak
First of all, why “The Cowboy State”? Wyoming earned this name due to many ranches in its borders. Cattle raising has always been a very important part of culture and economy in this state, which leaded to big amount of ranches in the state. Moreover, the state also has an image of a cowboy perched on a bucking horse as a state symbol. But why are people in Wyoming so obsessed with cattle and sheep? A long time ago, emigrants and early settlers from nearby states often used to travel with all of
The “wild west”. Small community arrises in the Okanagan Valley around 50s. To think of this place as a nice one, is a big mistake. Unrelenting violence, crime and poverty are synonyms of Okanagan Valley at this time. The Patrick Lane’s novel “Red Dog, Red Dog” gives reader a look, of how one of the darkest examples of humanity, Stark family, lives it’s life. This story is about a mix of unnatural violence and historical reality. It show an example of ideological wild west situation. Ideology is
some points during the film, Blazing Saddles satires classic Westerns while also commenting on modern issues. First, the film mocks the frontier. The character Gabby Johnson is an old frontiersman. He has obviously been in the West his whole life. He represents what the West supposedly represents: freedom, honor and tradition. However, nobody can understand him, and his words are classified as “frontiersman gibberish.” Gabby Johnson represents the frontier life is portrayed as confusing and inaccurately
Comes to Yellow Sky,” by Stephen Crane describes a social group in western community the old West. Crane’s characters in this short story are, a Marshal by the name of Jack Potter who is constantly fighting a drunkard by the Scratchy Wilson. There is also a newcomer named Drummer, these characters resides in yellow sky. According to the setting and imagery given by the writer, I can vision Wild, Wild West scenery. Where gun fighting and drinking in saloon are common. The newly married couple boarded
Owen Wister’s The Virginian (1902) As noted in chapter 4, the 1890 closing of the frontier represented the end of an era in American history, resulting in a “yearning for a golden age in less complex, more harmonious times.” (Kammen, 294) This yearning was also reflected in literature and the rise in popularity of the Western literary genre was according to William Bloodworth a “response by both authors and readers to the closing of the frontier and opening of a new urban environment.” (45) Despite
Bureau officially declared the frontier closed. Burgeoning cities and towns had sprung up across the nation, requiring more lumber and resources to accommodate the construction related to the new growth. While the “iron horse” connected the east and west coast and new wealth and businesses were being created, many cities endured the growing pains of rapid growth in population and industrialization and these “pains” were reflected in the wilderness and its ecosystems, as well. It did not go unnoticed
the American landscape, always subject to ecological processes and human agency, was transformed at an accelerated pace by unbridled economic development and mass settlement,” (Finkelman). As explained in the previous quote, westward expansion was increasingly becoming more popular, and more emigrants and immigrants settled west. Some of the states that were often settled in were California, Oregon, and Nebraska. Many great authors of the time would write of experiences or dreams of the west such
Wilcox Robbery 1899 The wild Wild West back in the 1800’s was home to old western towns, cowboys, and Indians. The history of what is called the old west is very interesting. It also in some ways is similar to today. In the modern world, we often think gangs as a bunch of people dressed up similar and big thugs walking down the street, but even in the early days there were gangs committing all kinds of crimes big or small. One of these despicable gangs in the old west was Butch Cassidy and The Wild