Crockett considered life as an absolute saga, coupled with the added charisma of undeniable reality and his virtue was that he was willing to devote his life for his loved ones and fellow countrymen. However in spite of his virtues there were also dubious elements involved in Crockett's activities, hence he cannot be considered as a completely virtuous person. Again with regard to William Otter, virtue was in relation to setting things right. However he attempted to dubious means to achieve his ends which raises doubts about his idea of virtue. Finally we shall attempt to have an understanding of the antebellum period and discuss Crockett and Otter in relation to it.

             We shall first have a discussion about David Crockett and his understanding of virtue and whether he was virtuous. Crockett considered life as an absolute saga, coupled with the added charisma of undeniable reality and his virtue was that he was willing to devote his life for his loved ones and fellow countrymen. David Crockett had very humble beginnings and the home where he spent his early days was more modest than what one can think of. It was the height of impoverishment which, compared with advanced sense of societal existence, is considered indispensable to secured living. The Indian tent offered as much shelter from the environment, and had proper furnishing, as the cottage of wood where his father's family used to dwell. What appears from his humble beginnings was that David Crockett had hardly anything to wear during his younger days. These grim realities of his childhood days need to be kept in mind, which will help us in comprehending the situations in which his personality was shaped. He lacked any education whatsoever in belief, ethics, conduct, or intellectual discipline. We cannot take for granted that his uneducated father and mother were very well mannered in maintaining a well-balanced household culture, or that their precedence could have been precious enough for giving David an edge in building him for the grueling battle that is called life.