The Development of the Western Cowboy Hero in Movies

DOI: 10.5176/2251-3566_L31239

Authors: Sahar Mokbel

Abstract: The cowboy is one of the main figures of the American west. Movies have been essential in making this character an ideal hero. Hence, the development of the cowboy throughout western movies will shed the light on the first western movies and on the main heroes such as John Wayne, who has become a symbol of the American male figures

Keywords: Cowboy, movies, American West, heroism