A Comparison of the Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars and William Munney's Unforgiven Compare and contrast the representation of "the man with no name" in "A Fistful of Dollars" and William Munney in "Unforgiven". Do we have sympathy with these re- worked heroes? Your answer should include reference to film language, especially the use of generic conventions and iconography. The Western genre is an extremely important film type as some of the world's most revolutionary productions originated from the ideas that Western films portrayed, such as, Star Wars. They represent honour, courage, good and bad along with many other important themes. This essay will discuss the similarities and differences of the "the man with no name" and William Munney. It will focus on three main areas; they are character, relationships and representation. First of all, the similarities between the two characters, "the man with no name" is fearless this is evident to see on more than one occasion, for example, after a few bandits shot at his mule to scare it away he returned back later demanding an apology for his mule even though he was out-numbered. When they refused he shot them all without even batting an eyelid. In the final scene he faces the main family who have committed multiple murders and crimes. Even though he had his shooting hand crushed earlier on in the film and he had to teach himself to shot with his weaker hand and he was out-numbered with only his trusty pistol. He showed no fear and defeated the enemy for good with the help of his loyal Mexican friend. William Munny also shows that he is fearless when at the end of the film he f... ... middle of paper ... ...s as the beating continued. On the other hand William Munney does show his sympathy for the Scholfield Kid because after he kills a man for the first time William Munney comforts the Scholfield Kid and reassures him that everything will work out in the end. So in conclusion from all of the information that is collated in this essay "the man with no name" and William Munney do have certain aspects of their character that are the same and some that are different. The main bulk of this essay concentrates on the character and indicates that "the man with no name" and William Munney are incredibly similar and with only a minority of characteristics differing. The main point to be remembered from this essay is if they do some good or bad along the way they only do it for their primary objective, which is to make money.
Academic colleagues like, David Greenburg, would have been exasperated, part from envy of McCullough’s ability in not only story telling but to sell and he would object to the approach of this book. The colleagues would tear at the lack of compelling rationale for an overused topic, as well as the scene setting, and meager analysis.
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A unique word choice introduces this essay, causing readers to be misguided. Staples begins by saying “My first victim was a woman…”(383). This choice of words obligated our minds to perceive this man as a criminal who was about to tell us his story. Staples allows himself to be portrayed as such a horrible person because that is exactly what people viewed him as. He uses self-blame as though he has accepted the fact of reality that he was viewed as a criminal and always will be. It seems as though he wanted to mislead us as readers so we would make the same mistake others did. A feeling of great guilt is created for judging this man that we barely knew. In such a simple way, Staples creates an ...
When we examine the excerpt by Ralph Ellison, “Invisible Man” and the story “Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street” by Herman Melville we see how they both explore isolation, but in different ways. Similarly, they are both solitary characters where Bartleby seems to choose this situation; the Invisible Man has this status thrust on him by society. Where the Invisible Man seems to go from violence to acceptance, the opposite holds true for Bartleby. Their experience and perception of the world though different, seemed to shape them both into solitary figures. We see how the Invisible man was motivated by his circumstance and consciously chooses to use this for his benefit, while Bartleby unconsciously used his situation to his advantage before he succumbs to the pressure of life. Once The Invisible Man accepted his fate he chose life, while Bartleby on the other hand chose death.
In both “Roger Malvin's Burial” and “The Minister's Black Veil,” Nathaniel Hawthorne centralizes the themes of sin, guilt, and repentance. Both are very much set in terms of what defines sin and, in turn, what would constitute action leaving an opening for forgiveness, and both leave many a question unanswered in the story being told. The main question for us becomes, then, one of applicability. Does either story hold a message, if so, what? In considering the two, it may be that they do indeed hold a message, but maybe that message is not one that Hawthorne himself could ever have intended. In this paper I will deal with the themes of guilt, sin, repentance and how Hawthorne developed them in both stories.
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Throughout the book, Bob Starrett changes drastically. From a small boy eager to prove his worth in vicious battles with a gun in hand, to a boy tinted with the understanding that having courage and being a good man doesn’t necessarily mean building your reputation so others find fear in your presence. ‘’This was the Shane I had dreamed for him, cool and competent, facing the room full of men in the simple solitude of his own invincible completeness’’ (152). This certain passage displays Bob’s aspirations for both himself and Shane because in the beginning of the book, Bob felt as if he had to resort to violence to prove his worth. Feeling proud of his ability to injure others in instances such as the time when Bob felt important and ‘manly’ for having Licked Ollie Johnson in the ear (49).
Jr wrote a note to Ventizzi, that had a check for $25, told Peter where he was, gave him Tony’s name, and told him not to open any letters. Jr filled out the address (somehow knowing where Ventizzi lived), and mailed it. Then he went back into the house, dialed 911, said that he was at a murderer’s house, and then sat back. Tony arrived before the police. He saw the note in Jr’s hand, immediately understood, pulled out his gun, and fired, then turned and ran to his car as the faint sound of sirens filled the air. Luckily, an ambulance had also been dispatched. Jr spent the next ten days in the hospital, then he had died of internal bleeding. Dr. McCoy, the same guy that delivered him, had treated him.
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Stories are often left untold or forgotten. The stories that are deemed profound or are remembered are of fact or evident to the masses. The stories that make up history, such as the African Americans’ fight for equality, are made up of concrete events that were witnessed. On the contrary, stories like the narrator’s in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man are generally overlooked because they are focused on an individual’s experience. This is due to the theory that humanity is naturally self-involved, but also ashamed because the majority of our experiences consist of challenges. The narrator’s story was filled with past humiliations that were the major cornerstones to his identity. He illustrated the significance of embracing our humiliations, or
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