Bloody Bill Anderson: Scene Analysis

To set the scene, Confederate forces are starting to assemble against Union soldiers supported by the United States Government. Frank James leaves his stepfather, Rueben Samuel's home to go fight for state rights and the ability to legally own slaves; Frank's younger brother, Jesse James stays home. The Union advances into the borderlands where the James-Samuel family resides and attack the family looking for Frank; they hang Reuben, but don’t kill him, and torture Jesse by lashing him. This fuels the boys hatred toward the United States Government. Frank and Jesse James eventually joined in a Confederate guerrilla group led by William "Bloody Bill" Anderson, a man notoriously known for massacres. This was Frank's
His first cousin, a girl of his age with the name of Zerelda Mimms, tended to his wound and nursed him back to health. He grew very fond of the girl and she was smitten with him. After his recovery, he dated the girl in between battles and heists. They married after 9 years of courtship, and had three children who made it past infantry; notably Jesse James Jr., whom became a lawyer. The Confederates loose the war and southerners forfeit the right to own slaves, but along with many other ex-Confederates, the Jameses continue to act against the northern government. The James brothers join up with Cole Younger and his brothers to form the James–Younger Gang which made a trail of robberies, Texas to Iowa and Kansas to Virginia. They robbed stage coaches and trains in front of people. On one of their robberies, they wore KKK masks to show their Southern Confederate roots. One day, Jesse and Cole Younger robbed Daviess County Savings Association. They didn’t make much money off of the robbery, and Jesse killed the cashier after realizing this on the way out. This sparked outrage and news coverage. John Edwards, editor of the Kansas City Times, began to start circulating Jesse's stories with the help of Jesse himself through letters. Edwards painted a very optimistic portrait of Jesse as the face of Confederate defiance, justifying all his actions including