Contentwise, on the other hand, this film was far from moderate or conservative in policy. ... He wears his sun bleached Confederate cloak with his saber hanging at his side. ... Ethan steps up onto the porch, then hesitates and steps to one side as Laurie and Martin cross behind him and enter, reunited once and for all - unlike Ethan who is fated to wander and cannot live in a civilized, family-based community. ... For example, after Debbie has been located among the Comanche by Ethan and Marty, a war party of Comanches attack from the ridge and from alongside the river bank where the two ha...

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In an effort to limit the unencumbered rambling, I am going to focus on Twain's response to the racial issues at the heart of his American historical context, primarily through an interpretation of the novel (if it may be characterized as such) Pudd'nhead Wilson with reference to other works by Twain we have discussed in this course and multiple critical essays which have been pored over, albeit with less than completely gratifying results. ... Oftentimes the best way to approach seemingly unmentionable themes was through the side door of comedy and satire - areas where Mark Twain ...

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