All the Pretty Horses
Introduction + Context
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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Themes
All Themes The Idea of the American West Romanticism and Reality Innocence, Expertise, and Knowledge Fate and Responsibility Meaningful and Gratuitous Violence Loyalty and Belonging
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Characters
All Characters John Grady Cole Lacey Rawlins Jimmy Blevins Don Hector Rocha y Villarreal (the hacendado) Alejandra Rocha Alfonsa Gustavo Madero The captain Wayne Cole John Grady’s mother
Symbols
All Symbols Horses Religion Blood
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Dramatic Irony Ethos Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
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All the Pretty Horses

by

Cormac McCarthy

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
Themes
  • All Themes
  • The Idea of the American West Theme Icon
    The Idea of the American West
  • Romanticism and Reality Theme Icon
    Romanticism and Reality
  • Innocence, Expertise, and Knowledge Theme Icon
    Innocence, Expertise, and Knowledge
  • Fate and Responsibility Theme Icon
    Fate and Responsibility
  • Meaningful and Gratuitous Violence Theme Icon
    Meaningful and Gratuitous Violence
  • Loyalty and Belonging Theme Icon
    Loyalty and Belonging
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • John Grady Cole
  • Lacey Rawlins
  • Jimmy Blevins
  • Don Hector Rocha y Villarreal (the hacendado)
  • Alejandra Rocha
  • Alfonsa
  • Gustavo Madero
  • The captain
  • Wayne Cole
  • John Grady’s mother
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Horses Symbol Icon
    Horses
  • Religion Symbol Icon
    Religion
  • Blood Symbol Icon
    Blood
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Ethos
  • Flashbacks
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Pathos
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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