In the Tin Star, sacrifice is presented as a necessity for the concepts of law and justice to exist. They both exist through Doane. The old Sheriff sacrifices himself both physically and emotionally to maintain order in a lawless town. Even after being humiliated and physically injured by Jordan the outlaw, he continues to stand for the authority of the badge rather than acting out of anger and fear. His injuries that are shown in this quote : “One bullet took Doane in the stomach, another in the knee. He went down, flopped forward, and dragged himself up to where Toby lay trying to prop…