Blog 8

     The song "Rocky Raccoon" by The Beatles portrays the stereotypical image of a cowboy in the west. When we think of a cowboy, most of us imagine a middle-aged man all dressed up in his wild west outfit and hat, riding a horse and carrying a gun, maybe even a lasso. This song encourages us to picture a cowboy this way. Here, the cowboy Rocky finds out his woman left him for another man and is determined to find him. Checking into the local saloon, Rocky only finds a bible. The man he is looking for, Dan, is in the next room with his woman, Nancy. Rocky challenges Dan to a duel but looses and is shot. The song ends with Rocky dying in his room alone with his bible. The story this song tells is mainly about a cowboy's revenge and violent way of solving problems. Real cowboys, however, were not as aggressive and daring as the glamorous stereotypical life made them seem.