all the pretty horses essay
Madi Sacks
Mr. white
English 6
1-15-15
All The Pretty Horses
The last two paragraphs of All The Pretty Horses tie up most of the imagery, metaphors, and themes that he uses throughout the book. He fills the novel with insightful imagery to make us feel like you are there. We think it is both challenging and captivating. He uses a sunset to make things come to an end. McCarthy uses a sunset in the beginning of the novel and at the end. It’s used in the beginning of the book for his grandfather’s death and in the end for the novel ending.
Cormac McCarthy uses a lot of colors and temperatures to give us the feel of the emotions of the scenes. These last two paragraphs give us that same feeling to end the book. These scenes are written similarly to the paragraphs on the first page of the novel. The first page had a lot of imagery with colors, sounds, and temperature. In the last paragraphs of the novel McCarthy uses the color “red” and “bloodred”, which is also found in the first paragraphs of the book. In All the Pretty Horses, blood is a spiritually transformative substance, connecting man with the landscape, with his history, with the horse, and with his destiny. He uses the color red when describing scenery and the landscape around him. Blood symbolizes the cost John Grady Cole pays for everything he loves. It also represents the world and helps to define the beauty it has, despite the contrast betweeen violence and beauty. We think red also symbolizes independence. Independence is freedom, which is what JGC is searching for. We see JGC as an independent person. He supports himself and sometimes Rawlins with him during the novel and does it on his own. He is loyal to his horse and Rawlins, which we think the red could signify as well. We also see in the first and last paragraphs of the book words that suggests darkness. Words like “vanish”, “shadows”, “darkening/dark/darkness”, and “black” are used widely through out the paragraphs and especially in the
Mr. white
English 6
1-15-15
All The Pretty Horses
The last two paragraphs of All The Pretty Horses tie up most of the imagery, metaphors, and themes that he uses throughout the book. He fills the novel with insightful imagery to make us feel like you are there. We think it is both challenging and captivating. He uses a sunset to make things come to an end. McCarthy uses a sunset in the beginning of the novel and at the end. It’s used in the beginning of the book for his grandfather’s death and in the end for the novel ending.
Cormac McCarthy uses a lot of colors and temperatures to give us the feel of the emotions of the scenes. These last two paragraphs give us that same feeling to end the book. These scenes are written similarly to the paragraphs on the first page of the novel. The first page had a lot of imagery with colors, sounds, and temperature. In the last paragraphs of the novel McCarthy uses the color “red” and “bloodred”, which is also found in the first paragraphs of the book. In All the Pretty Horses, blood is a spiritually transformative substance, connecting man with the landscape, with his history, with the horse, and with his destiny. He uses the color red when describing scenery and the landscape around him. Blood symbolizes the cost John Grady Cole pays for everything he loves. It also represents the world and helps to define the beauty it has, despite the contrast betweeen violence and beauty. We think red also symbolizes independence. Independence is freedom, which is what JGC is searching for. We see JGC as an independent person. He supports himself and sometimes Rawlins with him during the novel and does it on his own. He is loyal to his horse and Rawlins, which we think the red could signify as well. We also see in the first and last paragraphs of the book words that suggests darkness. Words like “vanish”, “shadows”, “darkening/dark/darkness”, and “black” are used widely through out the paragraphs and especially in the