All the Pretty Horses
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Plot Summary
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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Themes
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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
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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
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Horses
Religion
Blood
Literary Devices
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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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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
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
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
Religion
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
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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