Ultimately, bringing law and order to the Western frontier and its wide open spaces exemplifies civilization, freedom and opportunity. Examining these qualities and taking them a step further, it is not an exaggeration to venture that fighting for justice and proper concept of civilization in the Hollywood Western conveys the concept of Manifest Destiny. The notion of Manifest Destiny which speaks to a divine purpose, moral superiority, and a mission to settle and make great the territories God endowed America with is a prevalent theme found in Hollywood Westerns. Cole Hardin and Will Lockhart bravely moving from town to town, alone and on a quasi-divine mission of righteousness and a personal morality is a personification of Manifest
Ultimately, bringing law and order to the Western frontier and its wide open spaces exemplifies civilization, freedom and opportunity. Examining these qualities and taking them a step further, it is not an exaggeration to venture that fighting for justice and proper concept of civilization in the Hollywood Western conveys the concept of Manifest Destiny. The notion of Manifest Destiny which speaks to a divine purpose, moral superiority, and a mission to settle and make great the territories God endowed America with is a prevalent theme found in Hollywood Westerns. Cole Hardin and Will Lockhart bravely moving from town to town, alone and on a quasi-divine mission of righteousness and a personal morality is a personification of Manifest