Historian Richard Slotkin has said that Americans believe in “the validity of violence as a way of dealing with the complex problems that we that we face as a nation, as a society, even as people.”
Violence plays an important (perceived) role in Texas culture. Bonnie & Clyde, Lonesome Dove, and The Searchers all use violence in the telling of their stories. What does the violence mean? What does it mean in the context of Texas? What is the source of the violence in these works? Hope do these works support or argue against Slotkin?Historian Richard Slotkin has said that Americans believe in “the validity of violence as a way of dealing with the complex problems that we that we face as a nation, as a society, even as people.”
Violence plays an important (perceived) role in Texas culture. Bonnie & Clyde, Lonesome Dove, and The Searchers all use violence in the telling of their stories. What does the violence mean? What does it mean in the context of Texas? What is the source of the violence in these works? Hope do these works support or argue against Slotkin?
