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1. www.sparknotes.com › lit › shaneShane: Full Book Summary - SparkNotes

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   In the summer of 1889, a strange man rides into a small town. He is dressed differently from the other men, wearing a black hat, boots, and a belt. He looks composed, strong, and dangerous. The narrator of the book, Bob Starrett notices the stranger and reacts to him with curiosity and awe.

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2. theimaginativeconservative.org › 2015 › 06Jack Schaefer’s “Shane” and the Mystery of Presence in Absence

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   Jun 9, 2015 · Shane is a man from that old world of cowboys, but he works for a farmer. Shane, the frontiersman and adventurer, not only takes up the work of the common man, but also excels at it. Bob notes early in the book: “He was shaped in some firm forging of past circumstance for other things.”

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   Joe Starrett hires Shane as a hand on his farm, and Shane puts aside his handsome Western clothes and buys dungarees. He then helps the homesteaders to avoid intimidation by Fletcher and his men, who try to get them to abandon their farms.

   • Author: Jack Schaefer

   • Publish Year: 1949

4. www.goodreads.com › book › showShane by Jack Schaefer - Goodreads

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   Shane is a remarkable story about a man that wants to deal with his own personal remorse and live a life like Joe does with Marion and their son, Joey. He has a connection with all three but in different ways. Shane helps Joe protect his farm against a man that wants to make the land free range.

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   Shane is a mysterious and skilled gunslinger who becomes a symbol of justice and heroism in the story, representing the struggle for righteousness in a lawless land. A mysterious stranger becomes a hero to a family in the Old West.

6. www.acatholicgirlreads.com › post › shaneShane Book Review - Catholic Girl Reads

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   Mar 13, 2022 · Eleven-year-old Robert Starrett, aka Bob, lived a quieter life in the Wyoming Valley in 1889, going to school and helping his parents on their homestead, living a perfect western life. Then a stranger comes, a person unlike anyone Bob has met before, and all he says is that his name is Shane.

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   Why is Shane a hero?

   • Shane is a mysterious and skilled gunslinger who becomes a symbol of justice and heroism in the story, representing the struggle for righteousness in a lawless land. A mysterious stranger becomes a hero to a family in the Old West.

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   What is Shane by Jack Schaefer about?

   • Jack Schaefer’s classic novel illuminates the spirit of the West through the eyes of a young boy and a hero who changes the lives of everyone around him. Renowned artist Wendell Minor provides stunning images and a moving introduction to this new edition of Shane, the ultimate tale of the Western landscape. 135 pages, Hardcover

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   Was Shane a dark man?

   • His Shane was a dark man wearing dark clothes and riding a plain horse. However, Schaefer was pleased overall with the film and praised director George Stevens “for getting it right.” The most famous scene and line in the film is when young Joey (Bob in the novel) yells: “Shane! Shane! Come back! Shane! Come back!”

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   What era is Shane set in?

   • "Shane" is set in the Wyoming Territory during the late 19th century, a time marked by the rapid expansion of settlements and the conflicts that arose between homesteaders and cattle barons. The story is narrated by Bob Starrett, the young son of homesteaders Joe and Marian Starrett.

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   When was Shane written?

   • Shane is a western novel by Jack Schaefer published in 1949. It was initially published in 1946 in three parts in Argosy magazine, and originally titled Rider from Nowhere. The novel has been printed in seventy or more editions, and translated into over 30 languages, and was adapted into the 1953 film starring Alan Ladd.

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   What is the theme of Shane?

   • One of the most obvious themes of Shane is the tension between the fence-favoring homesteaders and the open-range cattle man Luke Fletcher. In the book, the homesteaders are shown as the small-time operators threatened by a powerful, wealthy man with a large herd of cattle and a government beef contract.

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8. www.sparknotes.com › lit › shaneShane Chapters 1–2 Summary & Analysis - SparkNotes

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   A summary of Chapters 1–2 in Jack Schaefer's Shane. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Shane and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.