The Western Wasteland and Modern Storytelling: From Frontier Myth to «Bullets And Bounty
The Western Wasteland as a Narrative Archetype The Western wasteland—vast, unforgiving, and spiritually vacant—serves as more than backdrop: it is a living character in the American frontier mythos. Rooted in 19th-century American folklore, this archetype emerged from tales of pioneers, outlaws, and lawmen clashing in an environment where survival demanded moral flexibility. Themes of isolation, […]
