PORTRAYAL OF INDIAN-WHITE RACE RELATIONS IN THE NOVELS OF LOUIS L’AMOUR
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In most archetypal Western novels the Indians have been treated as a wild savage. This image of the Indian is not limited to the Western novel. Right from the captivity narratives through Cooper’s Leather Stocking tales, the Indian in popular literature has been treated as an obstacle to the advancement of the civilization. As Cawelti, writes, “The Indian rarely stands for a possible alternative way of life’’ (Cawelti 64) And Fiedler, writes, “Indian way of life has become an important counter cultural symbol for many young radicals. But the Indian never plays such a role in the formula Western because he is always in the process of vanishing.’’(Fiedler 13) L’amour in his novels breaks this myth of the vanishing savage, giving a more realistic portrayal of the Indian.
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