(thomas schatz) there is an incompatibility in the desire for a woman and everything she represents.he bearer of culture. the bearer of children. the figure whose fundamental function is to tie the man down. and the notion of an individual as one utterly self-reliant. go please, if you're going to go, please go now. i want to be with you so much my knees feel like -- like they've knives in them. (john sturges) i would think that a happily married couple didn't necessarily fit into the western form. the loner is the perfect thing for you to identify with and pretend you're part of. it's the secret of a hero. reluctance and the loner. (movie narrator) a terror-stricken town left him to face 4 killers, alone. the western requires a thing call it, "the reluctant hero." people don't like men who tell you how good they are. whereas if you are a brave man that says, "i'm not brave. i'd rather not do this it's just that i'm stuck. and i certainly prefer not to get into this but i'm going to have to do it. but i'm not a hero." the audience will say, "oh, yes, you're a hero." he was thrust int