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Two kinds of attempts to bridge the gap
This is a class-conscious story describing several types of cross-cultural encounters. There is a sharp division between officers and enlisted, wealthy and working-class. The largely white officer corps also contrast with the Irish-dominated group of sergeants, although the sergeant-major's son is the new lieutenant from West Point. It being Arizona, Philadelphia's maid is Spanish-speaking and "given" to her by another lady.
This is a class-conscious story describing several types of cross-cultural encounters. There is a sharp division between officers and enlisted, wealthy and working-class. The largely white officer corps also contrast with the Irish-dominated group of sergeants, although the sergeant-major's son is the new lieutenant from West Point. It being Arizona, Philadelphia's maid is Spanish-speaking and "given" to her by another lady.
John Wayne and an enlisted interpreter go, unarmed, to seek out Apache leader [[Cochise]], with the request that he return from Mexico to the Arizona reservation which he had fled due to mistreatment by the corrupt government [[Indian agent]].
Meanwhile, back at the fort, the "barrier" between officers and enlisted is danced around, quite literally, at a party for officers and sergeants and their ladies.