One of those moments, however, wasn’t completely clear.
However, before he finished the job, he got a chance to talk to William one last time.
That object is a lot more important than it seems, because it was Alice’s brooch.
After that point, Dan kept the brooch in his pocket until he gave it to William.
The amount of time Dan spent carrying the brooch makes even more sense considering its deeper meaning.
He took it as an act of desperation, a last-ditch effort to save his land.
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In addition to working as a metaphor for Dan’s redemption, the brooch serves another big symbolic purpose.
A struggling rancher volunteers to escort a notorious outlaw to the train that will take him to prison. As the journey unfolds, both men engage in a psychological battle of wills, testing their morals and resolve while facing relentless danger from the outlaw’s gang and the harsh frontier.
