1. Losing the Cowboy By Nate Buck & Jarrett Lundquist
Westerns
Losing the Cowboy By
Nate Buck & Jarrett Lundquist

2. Key Components of the Western
Solitary masculine hero
Hero is typically outsider
No family
No ties
No connection to town
West is controlled by Whites
Vigilante “justice”
Posses
High Noon Shootouts!

3. Famous Western Actors John Wayne Clint Eastwood James Garner
James Arness
Henry Fonda
Gary Cooper
James Coburn

4. Settings Old dusty Western town / Mining town Frontier / Open Range
Tumble weeds
Saloon
Ranches abound
Frontier / Open Range
Railroads / Stagecoach
Very few Indian villages

5. Storylines Shoot ‘em up Heists Destroy evil people
Good guy shines through
Heists
Bandits steal stuff
Sheriff stops them
Wanted: Dead or Alive

6. Storylines Cont… Taming of the West Anti-Hero series Against “Indians”
Tales of survival
Homestead
Farming
Anti-Hero series
Hired gun
Begrudgingly good

7. Typical Values Individual strength Protect the weak Machismo
Strong, silent type
Actions not words
Renown / Popularity / Legend