In the first chapter of the novel, All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, the author goes in depth about how the main character John Cole decides to leave his life behind him and decides to travel to Mexico. This… Read moreAll The Pretty Horses: CH1 Part1 Reflection
The first 30 pages of Mccarthy’s book All the Pretty Horses focus on a 16 year old boy John Grady. John’s grandfather has just passed away, which creates an argument between John and his mother. The grandfather of the Grady… Read moreMcCarthy Era 1-30
For the majority of American history Anglo-Protestant values helped to bring together a large portion of American Society. This unity of people based off a set of morals is a main contributor towards any success early America was having. An… Read moreShort Essay 2
just to help situate some of what’s coming in the last chunk of the novel. ……………………………………………………………………….. There are at least four broadly defined classes in the Mexican social hierarchy post-conquest: Elite: full blood Spaniard from the ‘old country’ Creole: of… Read moreNotes on Mexican history to help you understand elements of the novel’s plot
A few questions on _All the Pretty Horses_ (don’t feel obligated to speak to all of them at once–pick and choose as you like, as we work our way through the book): What are John Grady Cole’s values? Are those… Read more_All the Pretty Horses_ discussion questions