Lastly, Ethan is set out to kill the Comanche leader named Scar and his followers. Throughout the film, the audience is made to empathize with Ethan and the frontiersmen because of the murder of his brother and his family. The Comanche natives are portrayed as ruthless murders who raid towns and capture innocent little girls to make them their brides. His hatred for them is made obvious when he shoots a somewhat dead Comanche in the eyes, while the group is in shocked, Ethan tells them that the spirit of the man will be unable to find its way home, therefore wandering forever. Perhaps all his hatred towards the Comanche is built on the murder of his family members. The film is set to make Scar and his people seem as ruthless killers, who go
