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Sep 3, 2000 · Yes, on the surface, Shane is the gunfighter who wants to leave his past behind him, who yearns for the sort of domesticity he finds on Joe Starrett’s place in the Grand Tetons. Yes, someone has to stand up to the brutal Rufus Ryker (Emile Meyer), who wants to tear down the fences and allow his cattle to roam free.
At the saloon, Shane confronts Ryker and Wilson, He taunts both of them into a gunfight and shoots them. Shane starts to leave but Joey, who is watching from behind the door, sees Morgan, who is partially hidden on a balcony, aiming to shoot Shane. Joey shouts a warning to Shane, who turns around just in time.
- George Stevens
- Jack Palance
Shane: “I can say truffle butter he doesn’t know what it means.” Child: “What does it mean?” Shane: laughs “Truffle butter.” Then he stands up and says he’s leaving the table. Garrett never said “Shane what the fuck there’s a literal child here.” Not defending anyone just stating facts.
Although Shane has succeeded in killing Fletcher, he must now leave the valley and his comfortable life at the farm. The falling action of the novel reveals the departing Shane silhouetted against the moonlight and the emotions of Joe, Marian, and Bob over his departure. The novel is unified by time, place, character, plot, theme, and mood.
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
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Between chapters 4 and 5 there is a jump in time ahead to the end of the summer. Shane, as a surprise, has just finished clearing an alfalfa field while Joe has been gone. Joe is ecstatic, and Marian tells him that she gave Shane permission to finish it. Shane tells Joe it is an anniversary present, and Joe, remembering his anniversary, gives Maria...
School has started again for Bob, summer is over, and Fletcher is back. Fletcher begins to spread talk around town that he wants all of the land and that all of the farmers must relocate. The homesteaders meet to discuss what they are going to do about Fletcher, and Joe soon emerges as the local leader. They ask Joe what he predicts Fletcher will d...
Chapters 5 and 6 illustrate the main transition in the book. Chapter 5 is when Shane's presence in the Starrett family is fully and completely integrated, and none of them can imagine life without him. Bob calls it the happiest summer of his life because he gets to live with his two heroes, Shane and his father. The problems with Fletcher dissipate...
With Starretts he was calm and relaxed. In his past he was in gunfights and was chaotic. Since he fought Chris, he is back in his past and desperate for his new life back. Why is Shane so anxious to make Bob understand that Chris could have escaped the fight? What speculation might you make about Shane's past based on this desperate attempt to ...
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Shane had fully returned to his old self, the one he had been trying to leave behind. What does Shane hit Joe with and why? He hits him with the butt of his gun to prevent Joe from getting into danger.
