Hero's Trail
The great American Westerns can be profoundly meaningful when read metaphorically. More than mere shoot ''em up entertainment, they are an essential part of a vibrant, evolving national mythology. Like other versions of the archetypal Hero''s Journey, these films are filled with insights about life, love, nature, society, ethics, beauty and what it means to be human, and are key to understandin...
The great American Westerns can be profoundly meaningful when read metaphorically. More than mere shoot ''em up entertainment, they are an essential part of a vibrant, evolving national mythology. Like other versions of the archetypal Hero''s Journey, these films are filled with insights about life, love, nature, society, ethics, beauty and what it means to be human, and are key to understandin...
