Getting Away: The Role Of Martin In The Movie

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“Don’t you think there’s a chance we still might find her”(The Searchers)? Martin’s role in the movie, was being the big brother, the protector, and Ethan’s sidekick. Martin’s biggest roles were being a big brother to Debbie and preventing Ethan from killing her because of his racist views. He was determined to get Debbie back and would do anything to do it. With his bravery and determination he did get his sister back safely. Martin was seen as the outcast to Ethan due to him having one-eighth Indian. Ethan told Martin that he was nothing to him and that he should not help him find Debbie. Even when Ethan brought him down he was still determined to find Debbie . Towards the end they started tolerating each other due to the many years of searching for Debbie and being together so much. …show more content…

He even left his woman behind to go save his sister. He went through many hardships trying to get his sister back, like weather, Indians, marriage, and being away from home for ten years. Martin’s goal was not to just get Debbie back, but to avenge his family's death. After losing his only family and discovering his mother was killed by Scar too, he had a reason to not like him all that much. He was not about to let his only relative left die or stay with someone who destroyed his family life. Through it all he still looked at Debbie the same and didn’t really show that he cared about her sexual relation with a Comanche. Martin was also a mediator when it comes to Ethan being racist towards the Comanche and his own niece, because she was now “one of them.” Martin helped prevent Ethan from killing Debbie and at the end she was safe and Ethan was more accepting. Martin’s big brother role helped protect his sister from

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