Summary Of All The Pretty Horses By Cormac Mccarthy

In “All the Pretty Horses” written by Cormac McCarthy the main characters have developed a secret relationship that they attempt to keep a secret from their parents. After Alejandra’s aunt exposed them their relationship began to crumble in the eyes of Alejandra. The fall of this relationship and in “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” written by W. D. Wetherell are very different for many reasons. The first difference is how the relationships ended. This is shown when Alejandra says, “I cannot do what you ask. I love you. But I cannot”(McCarthy 4). In the other story Sheila Mant never verbally clams that they were breaking up but rather she was going to ride home with someone else(Wetherell 4). The second difference is the way the male characters