Debate Topic 3
With respect to the opposition ‘France-Spain/Mexico’ that we discussed in class, John Grady Cole represents a position somewhere between the two.
Author: Alexander Riley
Short Essay #3 (due Oct. 2)
How does the novel _All The Pretty Horses_ exemplify aspects of American myth and identity? We’ve read _All the Pretty Horses_. The novel presents a story and characters that are situated in American frontier history and myth. Using the novel,… Read moreShort Essay #3 (due Oct. 2)
Notes on Mexican history to help you understand elements of the novel’s plot
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
_All the Pretty Horses_ discussion questions
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
Cormac McCarthy
He doesn’t do a lot of interviews, but here he is a few years ago talking with Oprah Winfrey about his book The Road (which I have used in another course I teach).