Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview…. an Old West woman strongly opposed to violence, for good reasons. As the new wife of Will Kane, Amy has urged the former lawman away from his profession. Amy is a Quaker who believes in pacifism no matter what the cost. Both her father and brother were killed in gun battles. As she puts it, “They were on the right side but that didn’t help them any when the shooting started.” Will wants to make his new wife happy, but he has been pulled into one last confrontation before he can leave behind his badge for good.
Personality… independent and strong. Amy is conflicted about where her loyalties should lie. While her husband has been called upon to protect the town from the violent criminal Frank Miller, she cannot abide such a conflict.
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High Noon is about a recently freed leader of a gang of bandits in the desert who is looking to get revenge on the Sheriff who put him in jail. A legendary western film from the Austrian director Fred Zinnemann.
