... the unknown world in this novel is Mexico-(Blair 1). As in contrast to Mr. McCarthy's other books with his signature lone character, the main character of this book, John Grady Cole, experiences his journey in the company of his friend Lacey Rawlins, along with another fellow cowboy, as well as sometimes being in solitude. Also, another difference in this novel compared ... to sell the ranch he loved. To John Grady horses were "far safer objects of vision than women (Donoghue 8). As found in the book most the women in John Grady Cole's life had been ones to break his heart or cause his ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... ideals of being a cowboy and the reality which he discovers. The reason that the novel seems so surreal is due to the third/first person perspective it takes. John Grady Cole is a quiet teenager with romantic ideas. His silence, especially around the loquacious Rawlins and Blevins, actually makes him seem distant from the happenings of the novel. Although extremely pensive, Grady ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School