... themes including success, failure, fatality, and the fear that goes hand in hand with all of these, into his novel. In All the Pretty Horses, these themes help create a personal connection for the reader, one that is easily related to. For me, the theme in this novel that I could closely relate with was fear: that insane impulse that drives you to the limit, scares you toward insanity, and messes ... with your head. But what is it? What is fear? Fear is a feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the ... . "They rode all day following through rolling hill country, the low caprock mesas...

• Word Count: 1117
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... months tracking him all over New Mexico. Finally, on the night of July 14, 1881, he rode onto the old Maxwell ranch where he and the Kid had worked and spent many happy hours together. The Kid was visiting a young Mexican woman at the ranch and stepped out of the bedroom, into the moonlight, when he heard the hoof-beats of horses outside. Garrett, meanwhile, had entered the large ranch house ... suddenly dash outside, yelling triumphantly "I killed the Kid! I killed the Kid!" He stood outside the ranch house for some time, trembling and saying nothing. Then he went back in to the bedroo...

• Word Count: 1050
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School