Perhaps of the greatest mythic tool or practice used in the telling of American history, often used to evade the reality of American conquest and exploitation, and oft reflected in how we
present those who died at the Alamo, Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, or
even in films like Birth of a Nation is known as the "Conqueror as
Myth"
Protagonist
Savior
Perpetrator
Victim