Billy The Kid Research Paper
English 103
The Good, the Bad, and Billy Legendary individuals are rare in our history, but if they succeed their name become immortalized within certain objects or actions. William H. Bonney was a man who did what he thought was just, but he is not remembered by any means. There is no familiarity besides misconception the he was one of the famous robber couple Bonny and Clyde, but his nickname Billy the kid is a name synonymous with such harsh descriptions as cowboy, gunslinger, rebel, and outlaw.(Billy3) No facts are famous about Billy; not even stories of his adventures. He isn’t famous for being a hero, nor a villain. Billy’s fame derives from pop culture references synonymous with the Old west only. His name and reputation have lived …show more content…
Until April 9, 1881 it is decided that Billy is being sentenced to hang for his crimes. Knowing that he is sentenced to hang Billy somehow escapes from the Lincoln prison and kills both of his gaurds. The escape details are unclear but the fact is that after they heard a gunshot it took one hour for billy to get rid of his leg shakels with a pick-axe. He then took a horse and escaped singing all the way out of town.(2)about)
In pop culture today they see Billy only for a few major features. All pictures have the same similarities: the hat, the vest, the boots, and the revolvers on his side. Even the attitude in all the pictures costume this is the first result besides the real photograph of him. You see how pop culture has given him a sheriff’s badge. Billy was an outlaw. He was running away or shooting anyone who had a badge. They are twisting the image so you cannot tell if he is good or …show more content…
He became a legend by his attitude alone, the cockiness, the fighting spirit, the confidence, and even the mild insanity at times. He became a legendary outlaw by having a code that he lived by to only kill people after he gave them a chance to kill him. He was not the man to throw a sucker punch, but the man to give you the first opportunity. That is what separates him from all the other ruthless gunslingers that have been forgotten through time. He did not kill for the sake of killing, but to defend his life or the rest of his gang beside him. This is why people don’t know if he was a hero or a villain, good or bad; instead we all unanimously brand him
The Good, the Bad, and Billy Legendary individuals are rare in our history, but if they succeed their name become immortalized within certain objects or actions. William H. Bonney was a man who did what he thought was just, but he is not remembered by any means. There is no familiarity besides misconception the he was one of the famous robber couple Bonny and Clyde, but his nickname Billy the kid is a name synonymous with such harsh descriptions as cowboy, gunslinger, rebel, and outlaw.(Billy3) No facts are famous about Billy; not even stories of his adventures. He isn’t famous for being a hero, nor a villain. Billy’s fame derives from pop culture references synonymous with the Old west only. His name and reputation have lived …show more content…
Until April 9, 1881 it is decided that Billy is being sentenced to hang for his crimes. Knowing that he is sentenced to hang Billy somehow escapes from the Lincoln prison and kills both of his gaurds. The escape details are unclear but the fact is that after they heard a gunshot it took one hour for billy to get rid of his leg shakels with a pick-axe. He then took a horse and escaped singing all the way out of town.(2)about)
In pop culture today they see Billy only for a few major features. All pictures have the same similarities: the hat, the vest, the boots, and the revolvers on his side. Even the attitude in all the pictures costume this is the first result besides the real photograph of him. You see how pop culture has given him a sheriff’s badge. Billy was an outlaw. He was running away or shooting anyone who had a badge. They are twisting the image so you cannot tell if he is good or …show more content…
He became a legend by his attitude alone, the cockiness, the fighting spirit, the confidence, and even the mild insanity at times. He became a legendary outlaw by having a code that he lived by to only kill people after he gave them a chance to kill him. He was not the man to throw a sucker punch, but the man to give you the first opportunity. That is what separates him from all the other ruthless gunslingers that have been forgotten through time. He did not kill for the sake of killing, but to defend his life or the rest of his gang beside him. This is why people don’t know if he was a hero or a villain, good or bad; instead we all unanimously brand him