Samantha Hoppe – Stagecoach and High Noon Journal Entry As John G. Cawelti explores the aspects of a Western in The Six-Gun Mystique Sequel, he quotes the scholar Henry Nash Smith while describing one central goal of the Western genre. The Western seeks to narrate “‘…all those contradictions involved in what it means to be a man…’” (Cawelti 21). Both Stagecoach and High Noon clearly display what it means to be a real man of the West as opposed to an insignificant man. The “heroes” in both movies, Ringo the Kid and Will Kane, respectively, demonstrate substantial courage and toughness. The first lines about Ringo tell about how he escaped prison, showing his ability to overcome obstacles. Then, throughout the movie, Ringo primarily has
