The Western Genre: Conventions
THE WESTERN GENRE
KEY CONVENTIONS
- Cowboys
- Bad guys like criminals, outlaws, or bandits
- Sheriffs
- Native Americans
- Set in the American west
- Usually set in the 1850s towards the end of the 19th century
- Railways
- Adventure
- Gunslinging
- Lawmen
- Desperadoes
- Duels & Shootouts
- The lawlessness of the region and era
- Revenge
- Saloons
- Ranches
- Western settlers or pioneers
- Descriptions of wilderness and vast landscapes
- Immense plains, tablelands and mountain ridges
- Horsemanship
- Dilemmas
- Moral dramas
- Physical courage
- Bar fights
- Leather boots
- Stetson hat
- Card games
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