True Grit \\ Forge Your Own Path (part 1)

About this episode

The episode explores themes of perseverance and self-empowerment through the lens of Charles Portis's novel 'True Grit'.

"I was born game, sis, and I hope to die in that condition." When the government-appointed lawmen aren't quick to hunt down the murderer of Frank Ross, his teenage daughter, Mattie, takes things into her own hands and hires a one-eyed US Marshall known for his rough treatment of outlaws. In Charles Portis's classic western novel, we find a beautiful example of how to push through even when everyone is telling you you're not up to the task. So saddle up, we're heading out to find ourselves a desperado. Part 2 releases next week. Sign up for 'BTMC: Protagonist Edition', where you get the full story the day it releases, plus EXTENDED VERSIONS of the episodes to take you even deeper into the story with more scenes, more lessons, and more of everything that makes the show what it is, as well as access to all of the Character Analysis episodes. Sign up link below: --------------------------- Get BTMC: PROTAGONIST EDITION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://becomingmain.supercast.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- GET THE FREE NEWSLETTER: "THE SCHOOL OF PROTAGONISM" Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@schoolofprotagonism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW BTMC FOR MORE GREAT CONTENT: Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: Jameson Olsen

Topics covered

• perseverance
• self-empowerment
• western literature
• character analysis
• overcoming obstacles
• personal growth

Keywords

• True Grit
• Charles Portis
• perseverance
• self-improvement
• western literature
• Mattie
• Frank Ross
• character analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BTMC: Protagonist Edition, THE SCHOOL OF PROTAGONISM, Substack, Instagram

Books & works: True Grit

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