I must admit that before Thursdays lecture I had a fantasized view of Jesse James and Robin Hood being heroic men with good reasons for committing the crimes that they did. Obviously this has come from how literature and the films have portrayed them. Really the simple hard fact is that they held such strong political views that they would kill anyone who posed a threat in stopping them from robbing their stash.
Jesse James was a hero of his time as he was rebelling against a yankee society that he didn't agree with. Also a man who was ruthless with it.
It was interesting to actually see these folklore heroes from a different perspective. How the view of bandits who are violent,fanatical deviants of the law, can be seen as heroic because they fight their cause bringing equality to the less advantaged. This shows how society can excuse the bad side for the good.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-jessejames.html
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