All The Pretty Horses Literary Analysis

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All the Pretty Horses is a novel that follows John Grady Cole in his journey through Mexico. While in Mexico, John Grady got a job, fell in love, went to jail, and killed a man, among other things that had a significant impact on his life. In All the Pretty Horses, McCarthy presents the idea that an individual's coming-of-age occurs through heartbreak, loss, and misadventure, and after these experiences, the individual must grow up. This theme is illustrated through the development of John Grady's character, the setting, and the events that take place in this setting.

Prior to John Grady's journey to Mexico, the reader learned that John Grady had quite a dysfunctional family; his mother left him and his father so that she could try to further