Outlaw

The Outlaw Josey Wales, produced by Robert Daley and starring Clint Eastwood, portrays the life of Josey Wales as he runs from the notorious Union Captain Terrell and his horde of ruthless Redlegs and bounty hunters. Josey Wales’ exodus from Missouri is caused by his refusal to surrender to the Union. In the film, The Outlaw Josey Wales, shadows are used to illustrate the state of Josey Wales’ soul. The film begins in Missouri on the Wales family farm as Josey and his son plow the field. The act of plowing the field alludes to the connection and balance between Josey’s animus and anima. Josey is a farmer. He is grounded and knows who he is, thus, the sun illuminates Josey’s face, symbolizing the goodness and light in his soul. A farmer also serves “as the catalyst of the forces of regeneration and salvation, forces which join every beginning to every end, forging links which bind time together, as well as the successive seasons and renascent vegetation” (Cirlot 102). Although Josey’s face is illuminated, the sun is setting, which alludes to the death of his being a farmer and a father and the birth of his being an outlaw. Furthermore, Josey drops the reins to his horse and runs from the…

There have been hundreds of outlaws that terrorized the public for years. Even though all of them committed crime regularly they were all different. Some of them ran around with gangs, others went alone. Others robbed banks and most of them killed people. Outlaws have always been a problem and always will be. Some of the most well-known outlaws were Jesse James and Clyde Barrow. These outlaws murdered and killed many people. These two outlaws lived in different time periods one being during…

In Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, the power of Robin Hood, who was called Robin of Locksley at the time, was presented by the power and equality that he provided to the men and women whom he engaged with. Unlike Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham was cruel and worked for his own good, and used the power granted to him to boost his own pockets with money and fortune. He ruled everyone around him by having a crew of corruption that followed his ranking with his cousin, the witch Mortianna, and…

In the movie “True Grit,” an unrelenting fourteen year old girl named Mattie Ross, brings it upon herself to avenge her father’s death after the outlaw known as Tom Chaney murders him and flees the territory. The young farm girl quickly seeks out to hire the U.S. Marshal, Rooster Cogburn, who is just as familiar with whisky as he is with guns, to track down Chaney. Shortly after this quarreling duo set out on their man hunt, they are accompanied by a Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf. However, the…

mistreated, do you think you have the right to kill a police officer, or anyone for that matter? Do you think you have the right to steal horses, rob banks or take hostages? Ned Kelly thought he had this right. He thought all his crimes were justified. If everybody acted like Ned , what kind of society would we be living in? Kelly was born in the British colony of Victoria as the third of eight children to Irish parents. His father, a transported convict, died shortly after serving a six-month…

STORY Ned Kelly’s parents were married in Melbourne on November the 15th 1850, four years later their first son Ned was born at Wallan. The Kelly’s lived at Beveridge for a short time before relocating to Avenel. It was at Avenel that ten year old Ned saved the life a five year old child from drowning in the local creek. Ned’s father died shortly after and the family left Avenel in 1867. The Kelly family moved to the Eleven Mile Creek outside of Greta and at the age of thirteen Ned took up with…

What is the difference between a vigilante and a hero? Think of the potential of a city if organized crime was eliminated.Vigilantes need to be used in societies more often. If vigilantes were used more in society, crime rates would drop, more tax money would be available for the city, people would feel safe, and criminals would think twice about their unlawful actions. People should not live in fear of being in the wrong side of town. It is time the criminals live in fear for their actions. A…

Edward (Ned) Kelly was considered an outlaw within society in the late 19th century, due to his actions against injustices in society. However, in Australian history, the question was proposed whether Kelly was a bush hero or criminal. In recent times, the Australian media and culture has presented Kelly to become a national bush hero. The legend of Ned Kelly has changed overtime due to the historical recounts forming the Bush myth. Within this legend, the cultural identity of Australia was…

time periods when Native Americans roamed the lands and when cowboys and outlaws ruled the west. When examining the two novels, it will show the stereotypical views of the west, Zane’s show of gunplay in his stories, and life on the western frontier. First, Grey shows off the stereotypical views of the western frontier that people see in all the western movies and shows. "Most of his plots are only slightly varying fictionalizations of Grey's own experience of the west: an Eastern dude comes…

Robert Drewe’s 1991 novel Our Sunshine explores the insights of the famous outlaw, Ned Kelly. The text perceives Ned in a way we have never seen him before, changing the way the public views Ned forever. Our sunshine is a re-written version of Ned Kelly’s life which Drewe successfully achieves, the uses of textual themes complimented with language techniques and dominant themes are portrayed within the text. The theme of loyalty is continuously brought up in the novel and the techniques of…