“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything” (Michael J. Fox). In the movie The Searchers, Ethan Edwards returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother’s family have been killed or kidnapped by Comanches, he then vows to bring them home. Ethan later gets word that his youngest niece, Debbie is still alive and has been kidnapped by the Comanches. With help of her adopted brother, Martin, they both head on a dangerous journey to bring her home alive and safely. The Searchers shows that this movie is about family and how important they are in our lives. The Searchers is really about family because of Ethan’s determination to bring justice to the people who hurt his family, Scar’s family story, …show more content…
His brother Aaron, sister in law Martha, nieces Lucy and Debbie, and nephews Martin and Ben, were surprised to see him home. When Ethan came across the house after it was raided by the Comanches he found Aaron, Martha, and Ben dead. Ethan started searching the property for his family and found Martha in the smokehouse dead, raped, and scalped. He didn’t want Martin to see his mother in that condition, which showed how much respect and love he had for his family. After searching the property he realized that Lucy and Debbie have been kidnapped. After burying Aaron, Martha, and Ben, Ethan started searching for Lucy and Debbie. Ethan, Martin, Lucy’s fiance, and some other cowboys started on their journey to find Lucy and Debbie. Ethan had to tell Lucy’s fiance, Brad that she had been raped and murdered by Comanches. When Ethan found Lucy he wrapped her up in his own coat and then buried her. Ethan and Martin searched for Debbie for a total of five years. From making sure Martin didn’t see his mother dead to burying his entire family shows how much he truly cared and loved his family. The dedication and determination that he had after searching for Debbie for five years shows that he wanted to bring her …show more content…
Lieutenant Greenhill needs backup after he was given information on Scar’s whereabouts. The nervous Yankee soldier is Lieutenant Greenhill, who is giving a message from Colonel Greenhill to Captain Clayton. Lieutenant Greenhill is then revealed to be Colonel Greenhill’s young son. Both Colonel and Lieutenant Greenhill are in the army and are Yankees. Even though they are family, the Greenhill’s show how well you can work