Essay about Gunsmoke Synthesis - 644 Words

Gunsmoke Synthesis Between the years 1952 to 1961, the series Gunsmoke was broadcasted across the nation. The show gave people insight into a past life of men who carried guns, fought for what was theirs, and showed that even the hardest people could be tamed. It was a time when the heroes of the old west started settling down, and in doing so they were either good guys like sheriffs, or they were bad guys that robbed people or places. From the stories of Gunsmoke the central character was a U.S. Marshall named Matt Dillon. He was calm, steady, and easy to talk with. In Gunsmoke we see a man that takes his job seriously, from helping those in need to catching the wanted. The thing about Matt Dillon that catches you is that even†¦show more content†¦As a Marshall in a town the size of Dodge, Dillon would have to just about everything needed to be done, as in Bloody Hands when he walks into a bar that you new was about to have a gun fight, and breaks it up. Marshall Dillon was willing to do whatever needed to be done no matter how dangerous. When Marshall Dillon knew that the widow Hordbee had a bounty on him, he still sat on the porch showing no fear. Dillon had learned to depend on himself and he trusted very few others people. When the bad guys got out of hand it seemed like Marshall Dillon always had a gun in hand for in this place almost all men wore guns. In Bloody Hands we hear that Marshall Dillon hit one man in the head and knocked him out cold with his six gun handle. In the same way, the story Skid Row Dillon shoots and kills the young boy, the drunk, and all of the rest of the men that tried to get the thousand dollar bounty. To be a Marshall, he needed to be quick and very good with his gun as well as his mind. It seems like Dillon had a shoot first, then also questions later attitude, when it came bringing bad guys to justice. The thing that we need to remember is that the west was different then it is now, for the Marshall was more then just a law ma; he was the person that you needed to see to know what was allowed. One thing that Dillon said about himself is that he was The first man [people] look for and the last