The idea of the West as a "blank slate" where a person can reinvent themselves, though often at a high moral or physical cost.
Often a drifter, cowboy, or retired lawman with a mysterious past. He is skilled with a gun but reluctant to use it unless provoked. Western Story
Representing the fragile seeds of civilization—homesteaders, schoolteachers, and shopkeepers—who require protection. The idea of the West as a "blank