Badasses

[Scott Badger]

Rob:
> Oakley Hall's _Warlock_ might provide another point of departure. Some of
> the "outlaws" are perhaps eligible for Badass status (Abe McQuown, say),
or
> are perceived by some segments of the population as "good"
outlaws/Badasses
> at various times, and then again even someone like Clay Blaisedell might
> qualify even though he is the (mercenary) Marshall of the town, but both
of
> their Badass-quotients tends to wax and wane while they're in Warlocck
> territory. It's not until the death of the one, and the departure of the
> other, that the legendary status of either one begins to become fixed.

For me, one of the reasons why  _Warlock_ stands apart from yer typical
western, is that Hall refuses to release the mythic characters from their
corporeal counteparts.  Part of Hall's moral deconstruction that you can't
help comparing Pynchon to.

Scott