The title of the work is "All the Pretty Horses". The author is an American man named Cormac McCarthy.
The year of publication is 1992.
The setting is in Mexico, in the year 1949. The settings effect on the plot is that it helps to provide the motivation for the main character's actions. In which his choice's will reflect his opinion of the setting in the story, helping to move it along.
John is a young Texan boy who wants to be a cowboy, and whose grandfather just died. His mother is going to sell the ranch that her father owned. John leave's the U.S. for Mexico, in order to pursue his dream of fulfilling and living by the cowboy code of honor there. Later, his romantic pursuit of forbidden love with his boss's daughter ends in his imprisonment. In John's attempt to pursue his romantic dream, he faces tragedy, betrayal, loss, and abandonment.
John Grady Cole is a young Texan boy. He's stubborn, perseverant, and illogical. His motivations is to pursue the romantic dream of…show more content… The author uses this to foreshadow what happens to the characters. Blood represents the cost John pays for everything he loves. The author uses it to show the main characters attempt to prove oneself, to embrace courage and to carve out one’s own identity, which involves spilling blood. The sunset represents the loss of John's innocence and childhood in his home. The author uses this symbol to show how much the story's events affected the character. McCarthy uses a variety of rhetorical devices to enhance the messages in the novel and the different settings. He illustrates the outdoor settings through the use of vivid imagery. In addition, his active verbs and specific details, allows the audience to feel as if they’re in the story. These depictions contribute to the overall theme of preserving the Western culture and tradition despite the modern changes in
