This national book award winner is an epic tale and the launch of a new style for the author focusing on a matured young man with a passion for horses joining with his friends to overcome loss and betrayal. ... "All The Pretty Horses details a journey that is both literal and, at least to some extent, a bildungsroman, a movement from innocence to experience, from purity to knowledge, from the known world into the unknown world--and the unknown world in this novel is Mexico-(Blair 1). ... John Grady at the age of 16 is already quite mature for his age and because of his maturity he does no...

• Word Count: 1189
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

I will comment on their style of writing and the techniques they use to present their characters. ... A common problem that a child of Paddy's age would have to face is the break up of their parent's marriage. ... This portrays his innocence. ...

• Word Count: 2123
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School