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A Reflection of American Spirit: The Analysis of Cowboy Images in American Movie True Grit

Authors
Jiye Chen1, a,*, †, Ziyan Liu2, b, *, †, Naruemon Wongkham3, c, *, †, Zhiyi Zhang4, d, *, †
1Nanchang Business School, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330044 China
2Beijing Royal School, Beijing, 102200 China
3Classical Dance Department, Beijing Dance Academy, Beijing, 100039 China
4Jiangsu Tianyi High School, Wuxi, 214000 China
†

These authors contributed equally.

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Jiye Chen, Ziyan Liu, Naruemon Wongkham, Zhiyi Zhang
Available Online 17 January 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220105.230How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Cowboy; Cowboy spirit; Western movie; American culture
Abstract

It is believed that western cowboy images are full of wilderness, fiery hearts, rye whiskey, and leather gloves. Besides these features, there are more valuable perspectives to explore. Since female status in western movies at that time was not obscure and lack of respectable reviews. The movie True Grit is worth viewing for its Oscar Award and immersive illustration of a female character. In this research paper, with the quantitative methodology, it is found that cowboy spirits have been deeply influenced by American history and cultural background and have consistently been expressed in traditional western movies to give the characters the values such as courage, fearlessness, and independence. These values, which are believed to reflect the whole American spirit and historical style without gender identification, are thoroughly represented in the movie True Grit as a classic model in the overall American movie industry to help the audience achieve a further understanding of the true cowboy spirit and its relationship with the general American culture.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
17 January 2022
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.220105.230
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220105.230How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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