Character Relationship Map: Black Arrow

Characters

• Mary Brent (played by Adele Jergens) — supporting

  Mary Brent joins forces with Black Arrow, Pancho, and Tom Whitney after Black Arrow is driven from the Navajo reservation. Together, they set out to track down Buck Sherman and Jake Jackson, the men r...

• Buck Sherman (played by Robert B. Williams) — supporting

  Buck Sherman is described as an evil carpetbagger who illegally enters a Navajo reservation with Jake Jackson to prospect for gold. The two men kill Aranho, the Navajo chief, making Sherman a target o...

• Tom Whitney (played by Charles Middleton) — supporting

  Tom Whitney is an Indian agent whom Black Arrow is ordered to kill in revenge under Navajo law after Aranho's death. Black Arrow refuses and is driven from the reservation. Whitney then joins Black Ar...

• Pancho (played by Martín Garralaga) — supporting

  Pancho joins Black Arrow, Mary Brent, and Tom Whitney after Black Arrow is driven from the Navajo reservation for refusing to kill Whitney. The group sets out to track down Buck Sherman and Jake Jacks...

• Jake Jackson (played by Kenneth MacDonald) — supporting

  Jake Jackson is an evil carpetbagger who illegally enters a Navajo reservation with Buck Sherman to prospect for gold. He and Sherman kill Aranho, the Navajo chief. Black Arrow, Mary Brent, Pancho, an...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Pancho → Jake Jackson (Conflict Pursuer And Fugitive) — Pancho participates in the pursuit of Jackson.

  Pancho joins the effort to track down Jake Jackson after Jackson is identified as one of the chief's killers.

• Pancho → Buck Sherman (Conflict Pursuer And Fugitive) — Pancho participates in the pursuit of Sherman.

  Pancho joins the effort to track down Buck Sherman after Sherman is identified as one of the chief's killers.

• Mary Brent → Jake Jackson (Conflict Pursuer And Fugitive) — Mary is aligned with the pursuit of Jackson.

  Mary Brent joins the effort to track down Jake Jackson, who is identified as one of the men responsible for the chief's death.

• Mary Brent → Buck Sherman (Conflict Pursuer And Fugitive) — Mary is aligned with the pursuit of Sherman.

  Mary Brent joins the effort to track down Buck Sherman, who is identified as one of the men responsible for the chief's death.

• Pancho → Tom Whitney (Alliance Ally) — Pancho and Whitney cooperate in the investigation.

  The expelled protagonist decides to join forces with Pancho and Whitney to track down the men who killed the chief.

• Mary Brent → Tom Whitney (Alliance Ally) — Mary and Whitney participate in the same pursuit.

  The expelled protagonist decides to join forces with Mary Brent and Whitney to track down the men who killed the chief.

• Jake Jackson → Tom Whitney (Conflict Adversary) — Jackson becomes an enemy of Whitney's pursuing group.

  The group formed around Tom Whitney tracks down Jake Jackson after Jackson is identified as one of the men who killed the chief.

• Buck Sherman → Tom Whitney (Conflict Adversary) — Sherman becomes an enemy of Whitney's pursuing group.

  The group formed around Tom Whitney tracks down Buck Sherman after Sherman is identified as one of the men who killed the chief.

• Buck Sherman → Jake Jackson (Alliance Criminal Partners) — They operate together as criminal partners.

  The plot describes Buck Sherman and Jake Jackson as a couple of evil carpetbaggers who illegally enter the reservation together and prospect for gold.

• Mary Brent → Pancho (Alliance Teammate) — They belong to the same pursuit group.

  Mary Brent and Pancho are both named as members of the force assembled to track down the chief's killers.

Story Analysis

A revenge-driven pursuit becomes a cross-group alliance against the men responsible for a chief's death.

Plot Progression

1. Gold On Forbidden Ground — Buck Sherman and Jake Jackson illegally enter the Navajo reservation to prospect for gold. Their intrusion culminates in the killing of the chief.
2. The Demand For Revenge — The dead chief is connected to a presumed son, while Navajo law demands revenge against Tom Whitney. The refusal to kill Whitney creates a moral and political crisis.
3. Exile And New Purpose — The reluctant avenger is driven from the reservation after refusing the demanded act. Instead of abandoning the matter, he chooses to pursue the chief's killers.
4. The Pursuit Alliance — Pancho, Mary Brent, and Tom Whitney join the effort to track down Sherman and Jackson. The former revenge target becomes part of the pursuit.
5. Justice Closes In — The assembled group tracks the two men responsible for the chief's death. The pursuit reaches its final confrontation with the killers.