For example , the comical prankster cowboy , a stock character of the Dime Western , usually plays unfeeling pranks .
The conventional themes of the western , such as progress , western expansion , rugged individualism , and frontier hardiness are turned on their head .
The comical prankster cowboy , a stock character of the Dime Western , usually plays unfeeling pranks .
The conventional themes of the western , such as progress , western expansion , rugged individualism , and frontier hardiness are turned on their head .