Jan 24 2009
The Character of Nolan Sackett in “The Sackett Brand” by Louis L’amour
Nolan Sackett is quite a bit different from many of the other Sacketts. Most of the other Sacketts pay much more attention to their manner of dress and the way in which they present themselves to the world. The details about clothes, hair, even the kinds of guns they use often come up on L’amour’s prose.
Nolan Sackett is an outlaw. He does whatever is necessary to secure his position, and he doesn’t back down from any fight. Really this isn’t much different from the rest of the Sacketts. He is quick with a gun, smart about how he handles himself and a solid man of the west.
What separates him from the other Sacketts is not so much what side of the law he rides on, but the relative importance (or unimportance) that he places on the opinions of the rest of the world.
