Cross Creek, a small Western town
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Cross Creek is a fictional, isolated frontier settlement typical of classic Westerns, characterized by its dusty streets, tight-knit community, and underlying tensions that erupt around questions of courage and reputation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cross Creek, a small Western town canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western setting
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fictional settlement ⓘ fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn | classic-style Western narratives ⓘ |
| hasAesthetic |
dusty streets
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frontier architecture ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
lawless
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rough-and-tumble ⓘ tense ⓘ |
| hasCommonConflictType |
clashes between outsiders and locals
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land disputes ⓘ personal grudges ⓘ |
| hasCommonEventType |
barroom confrontations
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gunfights ⓘ showdowns at high noon ⓘ |
| hasCommonLocationFeature |
general store
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livery stable ⓘ main street ⓘ saloon ⓘ sheriff's office ⓘ wooden boardwalks ⓘ |
| hasCommunityType | tight-knit community ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBase |
frontier trade
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ranching ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
dusty
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isolated ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Western ⓘ |
| hasGeographicContext | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLawAndOrderState |
fragile
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informal justice ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction | typical Western frontier town ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole |
site of community conflicts
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site of personal showdowns ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic |
close social ties
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small population ⓘ |
| hasSettingType | frontier settlement ⓘ |
| hasSocialDynamic |
conflicts over courage
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conflicts over reputation ⓘ underlying tensions ⓘ |
| hasTemporalSetting | 19th-century American frontier ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage
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honor ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ reputation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
codes of masculine honor
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potential for sudden violence ⓘ public concern with reputation ⓘ public tests of bravery ⓘ |
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