A Literary and Genre Analysis of the film: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance by John Ford
This paper will present a film genre study of the film: The Who Shot Liberty Valance by John ford. By unveiling the themes of a classic western we can unfold the plot, characterization and symbolism of a Hollywood western genre. In this evaluation of the western genre, we will explore the characters of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart to help discover the iconic western hero in 1960's filmmaking.