The Archetype of the Western Cowboy Outlaw in Red Dead Redemption 2

Šprem, Hana

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The Archetype of the Western Cowboy Outlaw in Red Dead Redemption 2

2024. urn:nbn:hr:142:565358

Šprem, Hana

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Šprem, H. (2024). The Archetype of the Western Cowboy Outlaw in Red Dead Redemption 2 (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:565358

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Šprem, Hana. "The Archetype of the Western Cowboy Outlaw in Red Dead Redemption 2." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:565358

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Šprem H. The Archetype of the Western Cowboy Outlaw in Red Dead Redemption 2 [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2024 [cited 2025 January 17] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:565358

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Title	The Archetype of the Western Cowboy Outlaw in Red Dead Redemption 2
Title (croatian)	Arhetip zapadnjačkog kauboja-odmetnika u videoigri Red Dead Redemption 2
Author	Hana Šprem
Mentor	Jadranka Zlomislić (mentor)
Committee member	Jasna Poljak Rehlicki (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member	Jadranka Zlomislić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member	Ljubica Matek (član povjerenstva)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2024-09-30, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	The Western genre’s presence in books and films is substantial, but in recent years it can be found increasingly in video games as well. The most popular Western video game currently is Red Dead Redemption 2, released in 2018. This thesis focuses on Red Dead Redemption 2 and its protagonist Arthur Morgan. The aim of the thesis is to analyze Arthur Morgan through the Western cowboy outlaw and the Western hero archetype using John G. Cawelti’s The Six-Gun Mystique, Northrop Frye’s Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays, Mody C. Boatright’s The Formula in Cowboy Fiction and Drama, and Max Westbrook’s The Themes of Western Fiction. Furthermore, the thesis aims to disprove Cawelti’s statement that the tragedy of the Western hero is not comparable to the tragic hero of Greek classics. Through the analysis, the thesis found that Arthur Morgan exhibits the characteristics of both archetypes, but the characteristics of the archetype of the Western hero outweigh those of the Western cowboy outlaw. In addition, the thesis concludes that Arthur Morgan’s story as a Western hero is comparable to that of the Greek classics through Arthur’s tragic outcome and his heroic efforts.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:565358
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Education, Philology, Translation Studies Course: Teacher Education Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: Croatian Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Education, Research Studies Course: Teacher Education Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije hrvatskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra hrvatskog jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije hrvatskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra hrvatskog jezika i književnosti)
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