Doniphon is the ultimate alpha male in the movie. His simple line to Stoddard, "nobody fights my battles," describes him perfectly. He is a man who takes no credit, and takescare of his obligations himself. Doniphon never seeks help from anyone. He carries the sense that he i also almost above the law. He even says himself that a man needs a gun in their part ofthe country. He is also fearless in that he is the only one who stands up to Valance. He helps Stoddard even though he does not particular like him, but an enemy of his enemy is his friend. He also does not seek public affection. He was the real culprit in killing Valance, but decided to let Stoddard live with the credit. He decided for the greater good that it was more important for him to advance the west government than it was for him to be the hero. This he carries all the way to his death.
Valance is an aplha male, mainly because he fears nothing and does whatever he wishes. He bullies Stoddard constantly, holds up saloons, and lives completely outside the law. A large part of his auora is that everyone is afraid of him. The fact that very few stand up to him shows his dominance. His clothes are filthy showing his insanity and Matheson would describe him as a sociopath.
Stoddard, however, Matheson would not describe as an alpha male. Stoddard is a very sensative person, who seeks help through Doniphon. The fact that he seeks to solve him problems through others cannot allw him to be an alpha male, even with the high status he earns. He also lets himself take the credit fo what Doniphon did instead of being a man and letting the real hero have the credit, regardless of what he says.
Doniphon is the ultimate alpha male in the movie. His simple line to Stoddard, "nobody fights my battles," describes him perfectly. He is a man who takes no credit, and takes care of his obligations himself. Doniphon never seeks help from anyone. He carries the sense that he is also almost above the law. He even says himself that a man needs a gun in their part ofthe country. He is also fearless and is the only person in the town who will stand up to Valance. He helps Stoddard even though he does not particular like him, but an enemy of his enemy is his friend. He also does not seek public affection. He was the real culprit in killing Valance, but decided to let Stoddard live with the credit. He decided for the greater good that it was more important for him to advance the west government than it was for him to be the hero. This he carries all the way to his death.
ReplyDeleteValance is an aplha male, mainly because he fears nothing and does whatever he wishes. He bullies Stoddard constantly, holds up saloons, and lives completely outside the law. A large part of his auora is that everyone is afraid of him. The fact that very few stand up to him shows his dominance. He is a true sociopath because he seems as though he could not live in society as he is, a criminal or not. He stops at nothing to achieve what he wants, and hasno remorse about the terrible crimes he commits. He has no idea what is right and what is wrong. Stoddard, however, Matheson would not describe as an alpha male. Stoddard is a very sensative person, who seeks help through Doniphon. The fact that he seeks to solve him problems through others cannot allw him to be an alpha male, even with the high status he earns. He also lets himself take the credit fo what Doniphon did instead of being a man and letting the real hero have the credit, regardless of what he says.