Of course, the end of the book is only the beginning of life for them and it’s the beginning of food for thought that the reader will be left with after the last page of the book. Its romanticism, contrasting with the bleakness of Blood Meridian, McCarthy's earlier work, brought the writer much public attention. On their way to maturity they will gain knowledge and lose dear things, and following this process is the main lesson of this story. All the Pretty Horses is a novel by American author Cormac McCarthy published by Alfred A. In the end, the reader will get to know the naïve and secure young boys who will turn into full-grown men, capable of brave actions and serious decisions.

It’s about being confronted with life as it is and adopting a strategy that will later become a character. “All the Pretty Horses” is a book about growing up. They will care for the horses of a Mexican landlord, and they will meet the love for the first time in their lives. Here the two young men will meet a boy who is too annoying to keep, but it’s a pity to get rid of him. Especially if we are talking about such exotic place as Mexico. It was a place where he first learned to walk, to ride horses, to express his feelings… So he decides to escape the overwhelming feelings and went to Mexico with a loyal friend.īeing in another country always means being confronted by foreign cultures and outlooks. His mother was about to sell their family ranch where he grew up and spent all his childhood. Who didn’t try or at least dreamed of running away from parents in the childhood years? The protagonist of the story, John Grady Cole, managed to do it for real. It has been nominated and won numerous book awards. This book is about becoming independent – from your parents, from your own insecurities, from the society that entraps you. In some ways, John Grady’s development over the course of the novel can be thought of as a bildungsroman, a novel of growing up, as he learns about life and is gradually disabused of his romantic ideals.“All the Pretty Horses” is the book that made its author, Cormac McCarthy, popular after its publishing in 1992. He’s naturally kindhearted, as shown in his friendliness to Blevins, but this generosity can easily become naïveté that leads to disaster. He doesn’t really believe anything will go wildly wrong there, though when it does, he faces the events that confront him with grit and determination. John Grady holds an idealistic, romantic vision of Mexico. John Grady has a special way with horses: he is particularly loyal to his own horse, Redbo, but he also earns respect and admiration from Mexicans for his ability to tame or “break” wild horses. Alienated by his mother’s decision to sell the ranch, he sets off to Mexico with his friend Lacey Rawlins. The protagonist of the book, John Grady Cole is a sixteen-year-old from San Angelo, Texas, who enjoys working on his family’s ranch when he’s not in school.

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