The Thematic Paradigm
Summary
In the article’ The Thematic Paradigm’ Robert Ray brings into focus two distinct heroes, the outlaw, and official hero. According to Ray, the official hero possesses typical values and traditional beliefs while the outlaw hero has a clear perception of what entails right and wrong but chooses to defy the law (Ray 378). Ray claims that an outlaw hero has a range of personalities. Often, the society tends to identify with the outlaw hero because of their pronounced traits (Ray 378). Primarily, most people fall under the outlaw hero than the official hero. The outlaw hero possesses childlike traits and seems to live in a fantasy world.
Research Evidence
The outlaw hero and the official hero have distinct traits in the American cinema, but they play the similar roles of a heroic character. The film presents the outlaw hero as strong and persistent. Robert Ray’s article views the outlaw hero as an explorer, fighter, itinerant and an outsider (Ray 379). The outlaw hero, in this case, stands for an American imagination that values self-determination and sovereignty. In addition, Ray characterizes the outlaw hero as uncivilized; a person that triggers violence to solve conflicts unmindfully. Hollywood compares civilization to the outlaw hero with a woman and marriage. Two factors that compel a man to settle down in life are woman and marriage.
The legend defines the female outlaw heroes as those that do not hold back their men from achieving their heroism. Law plays a major significance in shaping and defining the theme embraced by the outlaw hero. Since individual persons develop most of the laws, the outlaw hero is often against them. On the contrary, the official hero portrays the contemporary man with civilized personalities. Ray compares the official hero with a teacher, advocate, politician and so forth. The official hero portrays the American customs in a collective m

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