This essay examines representative stories of the American Western genre in both film and literature in light of various literary influences, including The Bible and classical epics such as Gilgamesh, The Iliad, and The Odyssey. These stories relate the dynamic tensions of characters caught between righteous and unrighteous anger, between home and longing for the road, and between the imperative to survive and the impulse to sacrifice oneself for others.

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电影和文学中的标志性美国西部电影

本文根据包括《圣经》和吉尔伽美什，《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》等古典史诗在内的各种文学影响力，研究电影和文学中美国西方流派的代表性故事。这些故事讲述了角色在正义与不正义的愤怒之间，在家庭与渴望之路之间，在生存的当务之急与为他人牺牲自己的冲动之间所产生的动态张力。