Riders of the Purple Sage | Characters
Grey defended his characters from the reviewers' claims that they were not drawn from real life. His cowboys do work hard, sweat, get dirty, and curse (albeit mildly), and in this sense they are more realistic than the impeccably-tailored cowboys of many early Western movies. In spite of this touch of realism, however, Grey's characters are stereotypes for the most part and can be swapped among his novels. His heroes are all resolute, steely-eyed men with granite chins who have an innate sense of right and wrong. The villains are contemptuous of law and order, private property, and human...
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