In his article “The Westerner,” film critic Robert Warshow states that “in Western movies, men have the deeper wisdom and women are the children.”13 Referring to Warshow's statement, Self emphasizes that “McCabe & Mrs. Miller reverses this tradition.”14 The scenes discussed above certainly show this. Although Rooster is not totally drunk all the time and plays a central role in the pursuit of Hawk's gang, the two scenes between him and Eula just described surely run counter this tradition as
In his article “The Westerner,” film critic Robert Warshow states that “in Western movies, men have the deeper wisdom and women are the children.”13 Referring to Warshow's statement, Self emphasizes that “McCabe & Mrs. Miller reverses this tradition.”14 The scenes discussed above certainly show this. Although Rooster is not totally drunk all the time and plays a central role in the pursuit of Hawk's gang, the two scenes between him and Eula just described surely run counter this tradition as