Legends of the Fall

The Spirit of Cowboys in America
The cowboy spirit produced between 18th and the late19th century. the spirit of enduring hardship and independence has an important influence to the history of America. The spirit as a spiritual support not only encourages America in less an century to reclaim territory, but also paves the way for the modernization of the US.
¤ Different Attitudes
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★The mother went away and back to the city ★She said the winters were too cruel for her
★She said she was afraid of the bears ★she did not return, and after that she did not
Braveness: At age 12, Tristan tried to touch a sleeping
grizzly bear. The bear awakened and slashed at Tristan, injured him, but he stab at the bear's paw and cut off a claw; During the First World War, he served England in the fight against Germany; He travelled the wild world and became a hunter; At the end, he was died fighting with a bear. However his death was regarded as a good death.
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His friend and teacher Stab (an Indian wit)
He fell in love with and married Isabel Two (an Indian girl)
Cherishing his brotherhood His younger brother died. Then, in tears, Tristan cut out Samuel's heart, which he sent home to be buried on his father's ranch.
setting his spirit free
people like Tristan can hear their own inner voices with great clearness, and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends. Every warrior hopes a good death will find him, but Tristan couldn't wait. He went looking for his.
Tristan Ludlow
Introduction of the Legends
¤ Background:
The westward movement
The end of the Civil War, it was a very bad time. The Colonel (the father ) had tried to help the people (Amerindian ) and stop the war. However it was no use. So he decided to go his own way. He wanted to lose the madness over the mountains (he hated the war). he said:“ Begin again; Lose the madness.” Along with his hired hand and some Amerindians and families (his wife and three sons), he moved into the wild and built a ranch.
Introduction of the director
Edward M. Zwick
an American filmmaker and film producer noted for his films about social and racial issues. He has been described as a "throwback to an earlier era, an extremely cerebral director whose movies feature fully rounded characters, difficult moral issues, and plots that thrive on the ambiguity of authority. The most famous one of him is Shakespeare
3、“美国式的民主和自由”，崇尚民主，渴望自由 平等；（“美国人对政治和社会民主的态度,是以人人都可以通过开发自
然而获得平等这一信念为基础的”。西部移民对先到先占法则的认可,使民 主平等精神渗透进每一位美国人的思想,追求民主自由成为人们的一种自觉 行为和社会价值观。）
4、美国人勇敢冒险、乐观进取的民族个性和成功意 识； 5、喜欢迁移（“轮子上的国家”）
美国西进运动与民族性格的形成
1、个人主义（个人主义是美国民族性格和价值观的核心,是这个国家
的思想基石。西部开发时期的个人主义强调,人应当按照自己的意愿生活,充 分的独立性和自由。）
2、实用主义（美国人的实用主义哲学诞生于殖民地时期, 在西部残酷
的生存环境中它得到了迅速发展。在艰险的环境中,只有适者才能生存 ）；
come much to see her families
★The father stayed at the farm with his sons
¤The major character (Tristan )Lov来自 storycowboy
Analysis of the characteristics
不肯安歇的灵魂
生性狂野，我行我素，想尽办法挑战自己，也挑战社会，在 他的身上，蕴涵了那种随时随地可能爆发的力量，那是征服 自然的力量！只有战胜强大的对手，才会更接近自由，他选 择了草原里最为强壮的熊。与熊的撕杀让他声名远播，让他 在草原与森林里纵横驰骋，挑战未知的自然世界。他是森林 和草原之王，呼吸着自由的风。有着不可捉摸、狂野悲愤却 又浑然天成的形象，时而狂放不羁，时而飘忽 不定，时而呐 喊悲呜，时而沉吟低语 。如果你爱那天、那地、那旷野，爱 那无拘无束的自然，那么你就一定会爱上他，因为他就像这 天地、这旷野、这自然，近乎赤诚而又粗犷，具有顽强的生 命力与让人悍服的强大力量。像风，没有固定的形状；像雨， 无私无畏地投向大地；像火，从不顾忌烧伤自己。