re: Is Woodrow F. Call a hero?

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they stole cattle from other owners ... i would assume many of the indians they killed weren't necessarily 'savages' so much as people defending their land ... and he did not claim newt as his own when he probably would've married the woman had she not been a whore ... those attributes do not a 'hero' make ... brave & courageous, without a doubt ... skilled leader, without a doubt ... his and gus' character are much more complex than a simple label like 'hero' ...

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So... Sir Lancelot is not a hero? Hercules is not a hero? Achilles is not a hero? Han Solo? Atticus Finch? Isn't that always an aspect of the hero in any remotely complex work? Flawed people who overcome the seemingly insurmountable?
I mean, not everyone can be Optimus Prime or Sir Galahad. Excepting Prime, heroes without foibles, flaws, and weakness are boring.

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they stole cattle from other owners ... i would assume many of the indians they killed weren't necessarily 'savages' so much as people defending their land ... and he did not claim newt as his own when he probably would've married the woman had she not been a whore ... those attributes do not a 'hero' make ... brave & courageous, without a doubt ... skilled leader, without a doubt ... his and gus' character are much more complex than a simple label like 'hero' ...

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I read that and pictured Hillary Clinton as Clara.