In All the Pretty Horses, these themes help create a personal connection for the reader, one that is easily related to. ... His grandfather had epitomized all of his dreams of a cowboy and of his future life. ... He no longer dreamt of becoming a cowboy, but instead realized he had proved his excellence with horses and in the saddle. ... Damn if you dont look about halfway sober all of a sudden, said Rawlins. ... He abandons his horse, strips himself of all metal objects, including his pants and shirt that have metal buckles, and hides in a ditch. ...

• Word Count: 1117
• Approx Pages: 4
• 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

"It's all right. ... Were they pretty?" ... "All summer and all fall I've operated. I work all the time. ... I got out and walked ahead, going between the trucks and carts and under the wet necks of the horses. ...

• Word Count: 1242
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Setting, character construction and class representation are all used in the novel to present to the reader that marriage was society based, what society wanted and expected of the couple, hence the narrator's constant feelings of insignificance. ... She herself describes a desk as "no pretty toy-(pg 90). ... She also rarely takes part in any outdoor physical activities such as horse riding or shooting. ... She knew I would never stand in a divorce court and give her away, have fingers pointed at us, mud flung at us in the newspapers, all the people who belong down here whispering when...

• Word Count: 1085
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School