Rooster Cogburn NC

Rooster Cogburn was produced and released during the time that Roe v. Wade was passed. The bill exists today as one of the most famous civil rights documents. Though it unarguably stands for women's rights, some differ in opinion about the ethics of abortion, and some but not all may believe that it gives a woman a right to kill, which may be an influencing idea on the theme of death in this particular film.

During this film's time period, women still filled an unequal role among men, however, Eula breaks this as a function of the other. As the daughter of a preacher and the leader of a town, she has a deep education and leadership qualities and often shows up Rooster in terms of wit. What stands out as the key difference is that Eula pushes Rooster into helping find the killers, rather than Rooster going willingly. Rooster essentially becomes dominated by her as she continues to steer the rest of the movie. If this had followed the classic view of women, there would have been little education and no domineering mindsets. Eula truly is her own woman and understands the world around her. Compared to most women in other Westerns, she truly serves as someone not to be reckoned with.