The Cowboys (novel)
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The Cowboys (novel) is a Western story that follows a group of schoolboys hired as cattle drivers after adult cowhands leave for a gold rush, exploring themes of coming-of-age, responsibility, and frontier justice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cowboys (1972 film) | 1 |
| The Cowboys (novel) canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralActivity | cattle drive ⓘ |
| conflictType |
man versus man
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man versus nature ⓘ man versus self ⓘ |
| explores |
harsh realities of frontier life
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transition from boyhood to manhood ⓘ violence and justice in the Old West ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
cattle drivers
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schoolboys ⓘ |
| follows | group of schoolboys hired as cattle drivers ⓘ |
| genre | Western fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Cowboys (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coming-of-age
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frontier justice ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | moral growth of young cowboys ⓘ |
| plotElement | adult cowhands leave for a gold rush ⓘ |
| protagonistGroupRole | inexperienced cowhands ⓘ |
| setting | American frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Cowboys (1972 film)