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Pale Rider (1985)

Film
DirectorClint Eastwood
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Form & technique
  • The film's narrative structure in relation to Shane (1953)
  • The ethereal, whispered wind sound that precedes the Preacher's violent actions → The Unseen Voice
Tropes
  • The depiction of hydraulic mining technology
  • The Preacher's six bullet-hole scars
  • The Preacher's role as an outside agent who solves the community's problems → The Enterprise of the Self
  • Megan Wheeler's prayer that summons the Preacher
  • The Preacher's character as an evolution of Eastwood's star persona
  • Marshal Stockburn and his six deputies

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