Analysis of the theory of taxi driver masculinityReleased in 1976, the storyline takes place in a post-Vietnam War America. Robert DiNiro, the main character in the film named Travis Bickle, claims to be a former Marine and Vietnam War veteran who drives a taxi at night in New York. In his screenplay, The Taxi Driver, Martin Scoses suggests to Travis Bickle a main character who takes on the role of a cowboy, someone who embodies the masculine and violent traits of pre-counterculture America, but also someone who represents elements of Western mythology. In order to support his argument, Scoses uses Travis' need to fulfill his masculine cowboy persona, making him the hero of his own life. Travis' lack of clarity about what his country has become forces him to construct a masculine cowboy persona and become the savior of society. in order to survive. Similar to a gunman riding alone through a corrupt city in search of justice, Travis sees himself as that person needing to "clean up" the fallen city of New York. After his death, at the end of the film, the newspaper headlined: "A man who stood...