The American western literature There are many western stories out there. Many were made into movies and other weren’t, but most of them have a similar plot, location, and the character’s use of both violence and humor. “The Lone Ranger” can be an example of modern day western stories that are similar “The Outcast of Poker Flat” because it has a similar plot and the characters use humor and violence.
“In the 1930s, an elderly Tonto tells a young boy the tale of John Reid, the Lone Ranger. An idealistic lawyer, he rides with his brother and fellow Texas Rangers in pursuit of the notorious Butch Cavendish. Ambushed by the outlaw and left for dead, John Reid is rescued by the renegade Comanche, Tonto, at the insistence of a mysterious white horse and offers to help him to bring …show more content…
Fifteen years later, he embarks on his revenge. During his quest, he crosses paths with Ryan, an ex-con who wants the money the robbers owe him.” (Gregersen, Erik)
This summary shows the similarities between the other stories to, because it shows the character’s use of violence and humor, and how they are looking for justice and revenge, the location of this story is close to the location of “The Outcast of Poker Flat”.
An additional example that is similar to “The Outcast of Poker Flat” is “The Texas Rangers”:
“Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.” (Taverney, Gabe)
This demonstrates the same plot by showing that the criminals wanted to redeem themselves, it shows the character’s humor and violence at the same time. All this stories are similar because they identify themselves by the way the character’s use of humor and violence, the location and the plot of the story identify each story as a western movie or
“In the 1930s, an elderly Tonto tells a young boy the tale of John Reid, the Lone Ranger. An idealistic lawyer, he rides with his brother and fellow Texas Rangers in pursuit of the notorious Butch Cavendish. Ambushed by the outlaw and left for dead, John Reid is rescued by the renegade Comanche, Tonto, at the insistence of a mysterious white horse and offers to help him to bring …show more content…
Fifteen years later, he embarks on his revenge. During his quest, he crosses paths with Ryan, an ex-con who wants the money the robbers owe him.” (Gregersen, Erik)
This summary shows the similarities between the other stories to, because it shows the character’s use of violence and humor, and how they are looking for justice and revenge, the location of this story is close to the location of “The Outcast of Poker Flat”.
An additional example that is similar to “The Outcast of Poker Flat” is “The Texas Rangers”:
“Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.” (Taverney, Gabe)
This demonstrates the same plot by showing that the criminals wanted to redeem themselves, it shows the character’s humor and violence at the same time. All this stories are similar because they identify themselves by the way the character’s use of humor and violence, the location and the plot of the story identify each story as a western movie or