I’m the beginning of the book I recall John Grady attending his grandfather’s funeral. I could not tell if he was truly depressed about this or not. When I was about 10 years old when my grandfather died. This was a heartbreaking experience for my entire family. The suddenness of his death made me question why it happened as fast as it did. I had a strong relation with this part because my grandfather and I were just as close as Grady and his grandfather were.
In this part of the story we get to know about John Grady and Lacey Rawlins and their journey to Mexico. They seemed to show an understanding of each other through their conversation. For example, John tried to puzzle him by saying he would’ve never been born if his parents hadn’t met. …show more content…
Main purpose of this is to build the relationship between the main characters and to introduce us to their specific characteristics. For example, Rawlins is short tempered and wants to get rid of Blevins. On the other hand, John Grady is kinder, even though he does join Rawlins in teasing Blevins. Blevins is stubborn at time; he wants to find his lost-horse even though it is dangerous for all of them. He is also terrified of getting struck by lightening because many of his family members died of it. (Page …show more content…
After escaping from prison and managing to see Alejandra one last time, he risks his life again (and nearly loses it) in his attempt to take back his, Blevins’, and Rawlins’ horses. This attempt is tied to John Grady’s loyalty to Blevins and Rawlins, but it’s more than that. He feels loyal to the animals themselves. John Grady feels comfortable around horses as he does around few other people. With his parents divorced and his ranch sold, Texas is no longer a true home for him—even at the end of the novel, he tells Rawlins that it’s “alien country” for him. But Mexico is equally foreign, and once Alejandra refuses to stay with him, there is no one place where he can belong there either. Instead, by remaining loyal to his friends and to his horse, John Grady stakes out a space of belonging. In establishing bonds between living things, then, loyalty makes it easier for John Grady to find other ways of belonging than a specific home or
In this part of the story we get to know about John Grady and Lacey Rawlins and their journey to Mexico. They seemed to show an understanding of each other through their conversation. For example, John tried to puzzle him by saying he would’ve never been born if his parents hadn’t met. …show more content…
Main purpose of this is to build the relationship between the main characters and to introduce us to their specific characteristics. For example, Rawlins is short tempered and wants to get rid of Blevins. On the other hand, John Grady is kinder, even though he does join Rawlins in teasing Blevins. Blevins is stubborn at time; he wants to find his lost-horse even though it is dangerous for all of them. He is also terrified of getting struck by lightening because many of his family members died of it. (Page …show more content…
After escaping from prison and managing to see Alejandra one last time, he risks his life again (and nearly loses it) in his attempt to take back his, Blevins’, and Rawlins’ horses. This attempt is tied to John Grady’s loyalty to Blevins and Rawlins, but it’s more than that. He feels loyal to the animals themselves. John Grady feels comfortable around horses as he does around few other people. With his parents divorced and his ranch sold, Texas is no longer a true home for him—even at the end of the novel, he tells Rawlins that it’s “alien country” for him. But Mexico is equally foreign, and once Alejandra refuses to stay with him, there is no one place where he can belong there either. Instead, by remaining loyal to his friends and to his horse, John Grady stakes out a space of belonging. In establishing bonds between living things, then, loyalty makes it easier for John Grady to find other ways of belonging than a specific home or