Cowboys

Although the main existence of the cowboy lasted only about two decades, the mark that they made on society, then and now, is significant. The cowboy was just a regular person that worked hard and earned little. Although his life has been embellished by movie makers and writers, he was just a regular American looking for a way to earn a living. We usually think of cowboys as white males, however, there were also women …

…as it has ever been. It is not that people want to be cowboys, or even that they know what the life of the cowboy was really like. The cowboy is no longer a historical fact, but a legend and a symbol. He stands for the qualities that people believe are missing from their lives. He represents many qualities that makes America special today. Some of these qualities are enterprise, toughness, strength, individualism, and honor.