Cowboys ride through the unknown, bonded to their horses. ... Cormac McCarthy incorporates all the dramatics that make up a great western in his novel, "All the Pretty Horses." ... "He saw very clearly how all his life led only to this moment and all after led nowhere at all" (254). ... He felt as if he was seeing all the beauty in the world in that moment. ... The metaphor of John morphing into the shadow of his horse proves that he feels connected to his horse. ...

• Word Count: 939
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However, All The Pretty Horses seems to work in a different way (Blair 1). ... All The Pretty Horses includes elegant and simplicity qualities that were missing from earlier books of Cormac McCarthy. ... With all that being said, responses to All The Pretty Horses among the faithful readers of Cormac McCarthy were not as optimistic as with his other books. ... McCarthy commands many styles and dictions in his novels and especially in All The Pretty Horses. ... In fact "All The Pretty Horses begins because of loss. ...

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