The Brave Cowboy Literary Elements

The Brave Cowboy Literary Elements

Director

David Miller

Leading Actors/Actresses

Kirk Douglas

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane

Genre

Drama, Western

Language

English

Awards

n/a

Date of Release

1962

Producer

Edward Lewis

Setting and Context

New Mexico post WWII

Narrator and Point of View

POV is that of Jack.

Tone and Mood

Dramatic, Serious

Protagonist and Antagonist

Protagonist is Jack. Antagonists are Gutierrez and the new fast-paced world

Major Conflict

Jack breaks into prison to break Paul out, but Paul won't go. Jack escapes and is hunted down by the cops.

Climax

Jack escapes the police but he and his horse are hit by a tractor trailer trying to cross the road to freedom.

Foreshadowing

The airplanes in the opening scene foreshadow that Jack's opposition to the new world will eventually lead to a clash with it.

Understatement

The romantic relationship between Jack and Jerry and how it was formed is understated.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

N/A

Allusions

The film is an allusion to the clash between the old west and the new world that is fast-paced and driven by the machine advancing society.

Paradox

Jack is a free man but paradoxically commits a crime in order to break into jail.

Parallelism

Jack and his horse crossing the street in the beginning of the film is paralleled in the final road crossing scene.

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