Codes and Conventions: Westerns

Codes:

• Hero wears white, while villains wear black.
• Bar room brawls
• Primitive technology
• Gun fight
• Barren and desolate landscape
• Set in a small town with a saloon, jail, general store etc.
• Often centered around the theme of honor and personal justice

Conventions:

• The hero is typically a lone ranger
• The hero usually saves a damsel in distress
• The hero is usually heavily financial motivated
• The hero is at ease with killing people