Bluegrass Drama Analysis
Rebeca Ali Campbell
Carrie Steltz
English 098
Compare and Contrast Characters
20 October 2014
Bluegrass Drama Harlan, Kentucky- The sound of the banjo comes on, and you hear Gangstagrass singing, “I see them long, hard times to come,” and you know it is time for Justified. The T.V series, based on the novels Pronto and Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard, is sure to entertain. Timothy Olyphant plays U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, a good looking, gun slinging Marshall who is reassigned to his hometown of Harlan, Kentucky, after a shooting in Miami he was involved in. When asked by his new boss Art Mullen to explain the shooting, Raylan’s response was, “It was justified.” Once in Harlan, Givens now has to deal with Boyd Crowder, a well-known …show more content…
Boyd’s signature spiky hair also truly fits his character. He has a huge swastika on his shoulder and is very much a racist. Raylan is very much a ladies’ man and throughout the series both Raylan and Boyd become involved with Ava Crowder, Boyd’s sister in law. Raylan also still flirts with his ex-wife Winona, and in the first episode, Ava kisses him on the lips the minute she sees him. Ava says, “Can’t we just put on a little music and dance?” At one point, Raylan’s boss even warns him saying, “Raylan, you can’t sleep with her”, referring to …show more content…
Right before the shooting, Boyd is sitting at the dinner table and says, “Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens, would you shoot me if you had the chance?” Raylan answers, “You make me pull, I’ll put you down.” With that, weapons are drawn, and Raylan puts a bullet through Boyd, knocking him off of his chair. After some time, Givens realizes he may need Crowder’s help to catch the bigger drug lords. The back and forth drama between Raylan and Boyd can get explosive because they are friends/enemies. Season 1 ends with Boyd and Raylan teaming up to find Ava, who had been taken by Boyd’s father, Bo. The two meet up with Bo in the woods, and Boyd ends up raising a gun to his father. Raylan tells Boyd that killing his father is not something he wants to do. Boyd says, “It’s not something I want to do my friend; it’s something I have to do.” Shots are fired, and Bo is mortally wounded. It turns out the shots were fired by two Miami drug runners after
Carrie Steltz
English 098
Compare and Contrast Characters
20 October 2014
Bluegrass Drama Harlan, Kentucky- The sound of the banjo comes on, and you hear Gangstagrass singing, “I see them long, hard times to come,” and you know it is time for Justified. The T.V series, based on the novels Pronto and Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard, is sure to entertain. Timothy Olyphant plays U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, a good looking, gun slinging Marshall who is reassigned to his hometown of Harlan, Kentucky, after a shooting in Miami he was involved in. When asked by his new boss Art Mullen to explain the shooting, Raylan’s response was, “It was justified.” Once in Harlan, Givens now has to deal with Boyd Crowder, a well-known …show more content…
Boyd’s signature spiky hair also truly fits his character. He has a huge swastika on his shoulder and is very much a racist. Raylan is very much a ladies’ man and throughout the series both Raylan and Boyd become involved with Ava Crowder, Boyd’s sister in law. Raylan also still flirts with his ex-wife Winona, and in the first episode, Ava kisses him on the lips the minute she sees him. Ava says, “Can’t we just put on a little music and dance?” At one point, Raylan’s boss even warns him saying, “Raylan, you can’t sleep with her”, referring to …show more content…
Right before the shooting, Boyd is sitting at the dinner table and says, “Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens, would you shoot me if you had the chance?” Raylan answers, “You make me pull, I’ll put you down.” With that, weapons are drawn, and Raylan puts a bullet through Boyd, knocking him off of his chair. After some time, Givens realizes he may need Crowder’s help to catch the bigger drug lords. The back and forth drama between Raylan and Boyd can get explosive because they are friends/enemies. Season 1 ends with Boyd and Raylan teaming up to find Ava, who had been taken by Boyd’s father, Bo. The two meet up with Bo in the woods, and Boyd ends up raising a gun to his father. Raylan tells Boyd that killing his father is not something he wants to do. Boyd says, “It’s not something I want to do my friend; it’s something I have to do.” Shots are fired, and Bo is mortally wounded. It turns out the shots were fired by two Miami drug runners after