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THE WESTERN GENRE, a crook - a con man / con artist, a thief (pl: thieves)…
THE WESTERN GENRE
CHARACTERS
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mostly men : women = whores, waitresses, wives
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PLOT
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duels, gunfights, shootouts
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cowboys, ranchers capturing mustangs with lassos
DECORS / SETTINGS
dry landscapes, scorching heat
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND : 'In 1899 the West had nearly been tamed and it was the age of outlaws' (Red Dead Redemption 2, 2018)
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a thief (pl: thieves) commits a theft & refers to anyone who steals - a robber commits a robbery & uses violence or the threat of violence to steal from places such as banks or stores - a burglar commits a burglary & breaks into houses or buildings
The Western is a genre of fiction typically set in the 19th & early 20th century in the Western United-States, commonly called the ' Far West', the 'Wild West', the 'Old West'. Most of the time, it features white cowboys, sheriffs facing outlaws in duels and gunfights or fighting Native Americans