On Wed, 1 Nov 1995, Lester Gray wrote: > >Am writing paper on the movie "Shane". Any thoughts/writings on the > >theme of violence as seen through the eyes of the boy, Joey? > > I suppose what I remember was the implied attraction of Shane to the boy's > mother. The attraction of the warrior as compared to the farmer (or > whatever) father. What message does that send to the boy? > les Don't forget that the last thing Joey says to Shane as he rides into the mountains (besides his name a couple of times) is "Mother needs you." There is certainly some indication here that Joey has at least a subliminal, if not overt, awareness of this attraction. Ron Hoffman [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]