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A few of the readings talked about vigilante justice. I'm not sure that vigilante justice is what was going on in Tombstone in the movie. First off, you had Wyatt Earp who became the marshal of Tombstone once his brother was killed. He pretty much took care of business in the town with the help of his other brothers and people who were close to him. I think the only instance of vigilante justice was when the drunk indian was running around shooting people and a mob tried to grab him. Other than that, there were never any groups of people enforcing the laws or punishing criminals, especially in a way that was described in "Edward Gould Buffum: Six Months in the Gold Mines." --- Alex M. | A few of the readings talked about vigilante justice. I'm not sure that vigilante justice is what was going on in Tombstone in the movie. First off, you had Wyatt Earp who became the marshal of Tombstone once his brother was killed. He pretty much took care of business in the town with the help of his other brothers and people who were close to him. I think the only instance of vigilante justice was when the drunk indian was running around shooting people and a mob tried to grab him. Other than that, there were never any groups of people enforcing the laws or punishing criminals, especially in a way that was described in "Edward Gould Buffum: Six Months in the Gold Mines." --- Alex M. | ||
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| + | I thought it was interesting in the movie how they made the Clanton’s the bad guys killing James right off the back. I feel like if the movie had been made a little later you would find the cowboy vs. Indian thing going on and have the Natives be the “bad guys” of the film with them attacking many settlers heading west. The nun in one of the readings certainly seemed to be concerned about the Native’s attack. Based on the lecture, however, this belief that they would be attacked seemed rather odd as only 262 were killed in attacks. –Megan Mc. | ||
== Questions asked in class == | == Questions asked in class == | ||
John Ford loved the West (see "Stagecoach," for instance) and he used its landscape to illustrate American values, such as loyalty, familial ties, determination, and hard work. In "My Darling Clementine" the land is not the enemy; we don't see natural disasters such as the prairie fire that Mary Abell's diary describes, nor the hardships forced on settlers moving into a treeless region. Neither is the land a victim; we don't see the ravages of mining or lumbering. John Ford's West is a majestic panorama, vast and unsullied. It is a backdrop to mythic themes of human passions, triumphs, griefs and victories. --- Debbi S. | John Ford loved the West (see "Stagecoach," for instance) and he used its landscape to illustrate American values, such as loyalty, familial ties, determination, and hard work. In "My Darling Clementine" the land is not the enemy; we don't see natural disasters such as the prairie fire that Mary Abell's diary describes, nor the hardships forced on settlers moving into a treeless region. Neither is the land a victim; we don't see the ravages of mining or lumbering. John Ford's West is a majestic panorama, vast and unsullied. It is a backdrop to mythic themes of human passions, triumphs, griefs and victories. --- Debbi S. | ||
