Abstract This paper offers an analysis of Cormac McCarthy's novel "All The PrettyHorses" and explains the multitude of roles that nature plays in the coming-of-age of John Grady Cole. The paper focuses on Grady's growing understanding that choices have consequences.
From the Paper "Cormac McCarthy's "All The Pretty Horses" is the coming-of-age story of John Grady Cole. The setting is Texas and the Northeastern part of Mexico shortly after the end of World War II. Grady's father wants little to do with him since coming home from the war and his mother is even more distant from him, separated from her husband."
Abstract The paper summarizes the story of "All the PrettyHorses". The writer notes the similarities to the style of William Faulkner, as seen in the long evocative sentences in the book. The writer explains that there can be some difficulties in understanding McCarthy's book, as he uses some Spanish which is not translated and conducts long conversations without quotation marks. In summation, the writer states that "All the PrettyHorses" is a hero's quest without a neat resolution, a book in which the strange light of mythic struggles shines through the quick-paced adventure.
From the Paper "Make no mistake, this is no story of three young boys having a fun little adventure. This is the well-told tale of young men facing hard times in a strange land. As a result of Jimmy's situation, Lacey and John Grady end up in prison and almost lose their lives. The story seems like it couldn't be happening in our times. It's a modern western that feels like it took place in another era."
Abstract The paper discusses issues of sex and race in American culture, using the film "Lone Star" and the short story "All the PrettyHorses." The paper also discusses the TV show "I Love Lucy" as an example.
From the Paper "The idea has been advanced that contemporary film and literature including John Sayles' film "Lone Star" and Cormac McCarthy's novel "All the Pretty Horses" question racial constructions and offer new ways of representing the relationship between race and sex in American culture."
Tags: Lone Star, All the PrettyHorses, film, multicultural, culture
Abstract This paper examines how in Cormac McCarthy's "All the PrettyHorses" there are multiple factors that play into the constant conflict within the heart and mind of the central character John Grady, as well as many of the other secondary characters involved throughout the novel. It looks at how McCarthy uses the wilderness, and nature itself, as the central battleground within which John Grady is presented the opportunity to adapt and carve out his own "niche." It also discusses how McCarthy's contrasting of the natural world and the civilized world is ever-present throughout the novel.
From the Paper "McCarthy opens his novel with John Grady thrust into the midst of a life changing scenario. Grady is dealing with the death of his grandfather, something that is unquestionably difficult for any male to deal with. When faced with the death of a grandparent, particularly a grandfather, one has come to a changing point within a family's structure. Now the patriarch that has most likely been a constant for most of the grandchildren's lives, has moved on and left a position needing to be filled. Most view their grandfather as having been more in touch with natural side of life, having probably lived a life of lesser means compared to those who followed. The same seems to hold true with John Grady. "
Abstract This paper looks at Joan Ryan's essay "Little Girls in Pretty Boxes" that applies observations of society from George Orwell's novel "1984." It looks at how Ryan's essay centers on the treatment of young female women, mainly athletes, that fits into Orwell's vision of a dystopian society.
From the Paper " Joan Ryan chooses the title of her essay well. The girls she writes about are little. They are little in physical stature immature of mind and body. Yet they are boxed into the telescreen of society's superficial eye under the "
Tags: Joan Ryan, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes, gymnastics, figure skating, George Orwell, 1984, Dystopia
Abstract In this article, the writer analyzes the short story "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence. The writer discusses that the story argues that the predicament faced by Paul is brought about by a focus on materialism in the modern age. The writer also looks at the role of Paul's mother.
From the Paper "In D.H. Lawrence's 'The Rocking-Horse Winner' a ne'er-do-well family includes a son who has a gift of feverishly riding his rocking-horse until he experiences a revelation of the upcoming horse race winner. Paul's gift eventually kills him. Paul's family consists of his parents and two little sisters. His family lives a decent lifestyle but his parents, particularly his mother, continually laments their need for more money. Her obsession with acquiring more money pervades the household to the point where the house seems to ... "
Abstract The paper focuses on the phrase, "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink" and discusses the relationship of that statement with six articles. Through the use of the articles, the statement is analyzed. The paper contains a thesis statement in the opening paragraph which indicates how the phrase will be incorporated into the articles and evidence is provided throughout to support the statement.
From the Paper "There are many phrases in our culture which we hear daily. These phrases have become so engrained in our society that often we do not consider the full scope of their meaning as they apply to literature, people, or the world around us. The saying, "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink" could be interpreted in various ways. However, the research will demonstrate that it is a statement that centers around aid to others. The statement, or saying, reflects on the concept that we, society, the world, or some higher being can always help someone, but it does not mean that they will take the baton and run with it to make a difference. That difference can be in their own lives, or the lives of others, but it is an element that is no longer in our control."
Abstract This essay describes and defines the genre that has come to be known as Southwestern American Literature. Four novels, Tony Hillerman's "Dance Hall of the Dead", Edward Abbey's "Fire on the Mountain", Cormac McCarthy's "All the PrettyHorses" and Rudolfo Anaya's "Bless Me, Ultima" are analyzed to reveal how they contribute to this genre. Distinct landscapes and distinct characters inhabit these books, offering a panoply of cactus, desert, mountains, cowboys, cattlemen, Native Americans and Chicanos, all possessing a sense of alienation from the rest of the world. Southwestern literature, in summary, as this essay shows is about an appreciation of the wilderness and humans with a frontier mentality who are always seeking another open vista.
From the Paper "Southwestern American literature forms a distinct genre with a sharp flavor that includes land and geography and attitudes and people. The landscape was there before a diversity of peoples sank their spiritual and physical roots into soil as varied as their voices. This literature is the empty land of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, of the four corners area, stretching even down through Texas into old Mexico. This land of cactus, desert, and mountains, and it's inhabitants, cowboys, Indians, and Chicanos, possess a sense of separation or alienation from the rest of the world. Southwestern literature is about an appreciation of the wilderness and humans with a frontier mentality who are always seeking another open vista. It is wide open spaces and emptiness, a barren but beautiful paradise, and the very real humans who live there. Offering what Rudolfo Anaya calls " the spirit of the place" (Dunaway ix-xvi), Southwestern literature is about character, men who are men, tough, stubborn humans who face hard facts with spirit. It is about cactus and desert and mountains and the folklore of native Americans, Chicano, and cowboys. Southwest Literature offers a picante taste that lingers on the inner tongue, a flavor of place and people, it includes both "surface" and "soul"(Dunaway ix), becoming a uniquely American "magical realism" (Dunaway 31)."
Abstract This paper discusses how in Garry Marshall's "Pretty Woman" (1990), a distinct ideology based in Hollywood's film and television is clearly outlined. It looks at how, by conforming to the Hollywood ideology, the world where "Pretty Woman" takes place is normalized by a society seeking the good and just in every subject and creating ideals like romantic love in a patriarchal society or individual achievement through capital gain. The paper also examines how, in an effort to keep Hollywood's values similar throughout cinema, Garry Marshall has endorsed the institutions of capitalism and patriarchy in "Pretty Woman" by reducing the taboo subject of prostitution through the monetary, masculine achievements of Richard Gere's character.
From the Paper "Through Edward's wealth, he is able to set up a patriarchal control over Vivian, subjugating her beneath his capital and masculine dominance. By simply being an archetypal male figure, Edward is able to acquire wealth. Whenever Edward is at a meeting, about to conquer another business, the only other employees are men. Men are the only ones with any power in the film: Edward, the hotel manager, Stuckey. The women, as Edward Lewis wants, are constantly at his "beck-and-call." Even at the pivotal scene where Vivian is going to leave Edward because he told his friend Stuckey that she is a prostitute, he is able to convince her to come back to him. He tells her that he "didn't like it" when she was talking to David Morse. Edward treats her like a piece of property that he purchased, and in many cases, her time is purchased. "
Abstract This paper reviews the novel "Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence about the devastating effects that money can have on a family. In particular it looks at how Lawrence uses the rocking-horse to symbolize not only the lost innocence of childhood but also the lost innocence of a world gone mad with greed. It examines how the meanings of the rocking-horse evolve through the story. The object first emerges as a symbol of the type of monetary greed expressed by a family attempting to live beyond their means in the form of a Christmas present. Later the horse becomes the avenue for which young Paul attempts to find the luck that his mother feels she and his father are missing. Further on in the novel, images of the horses at the races become superimposed over the idea of a little boy growing too large for his new, then old and worn, rocking-horse and this is the imagery that really influences the reader into the idea of the rocking-horse as a real sweating and shackled racer. It attempts to put forward the message that people living in a corrupt environment imagining that the bridle of a horse can bring them salvation can only receive salvation at a high price.
From the Paper "Paul steps away from innocence and embraces the faith that embodies the world of horse racing. The track representing almost a poor mans modern cathedral. His cohorts look upon the manner in which Paul receives the knowledge of the name of the winner as a mystical occurrence. When Paul's Uncle Oscar questions the servant Basset about just how the whole betting process occurs with his young nephew, he still thinks it rather comical and is not quite sure how much to believe."
Tags: childhood, greed, races, racer, winnings, debt, bet
Abstract This paper examines how horses played a major role in the development of Canada in the era before Confederation and for some time after that date. It looks at how horses were a major means of transportation in the wild areas of Canada, how they were used to draw various forms of transportation in towns and cities and how they served as well as work animals on farms and in other capacities. It looks at how horses were a commodity and were early part of the trade settlers in Canada conducted with the United States, providing horses to buyers from the south. It also discusses how the horse served as a symbol and became a key part of various Canadian institutions, with the "mounted" section of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police being a key remainder of the importance of the horse in the past and today.
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Introduction
Early Need for Horses The Re-Introduction of the Horse The Canadian Horse Discussion and Conclusion
From the Paper "Throughout North America, three staple trades helped open the northern regions to economic activity. Those staples consisted of fish, fur, and timber. Later, agricultural settlement established permanent economic, social, and political life in the new regions. Settlers discovered that what was critical for the earliest European colonies in North America was that they be reasonably self supporting in terms of food production: "Farmers 'put down roots' in ways that fur traders and timber operators did not" ("The Wheat Staple and Early Agriculture"). Agriculture is usually seen as a necessary component for economic development and as the most basic element of all. Observers of the Canadian experience state that the issue is more peculiar in the Canadian case for several reasons."
Abstract In this article, the writer notes that the Native-American historian and anthropologist Joseph Marshall III is the author of many previous books on Lakota culture. But the warrior Crazy Horse is more than an important part of Lakota history in Marshall's estimation. Crazy Horse was also Marshall's boyhood hero. The writer discusses that with the value of adult wisdom and respect, Marshall attempts to craft a biography of Crazy Horse that presents the life of the proud Lakota warrior and leader that transcends the myths Crazy Horse's life spawned in both the tales of Native Americans and white historians. The writer notes that Marshall admits his subjectivity, and states that it is impossible to gain a full portrait of Crazy Horse in an objective fashion, given that the symbol of Crazy Horse has transcended the man who walked the earth. The writer points out that Marshall, instead, offers clarifications about the facts pertaining to Crazy Horse's most famous victory and muses upon what Crazy Horse means to whites and to native peoples today. The writer maintains that this is, given the imperfect nature of history, as clear a portrait as one can access of Crazy Horse.
From the Paper "Marshall attempts to provide a historical context to the battle, to Crazy Horse's entire life and military career. He persuasively demonstrates that Little Big Horn was not an anomaly, or simply the result of a desire for violence or a violation of the rules of combat. For example, another of this warrior's great feats was winning Battle of the Rosebud also near Buffalo, Wyoming, in which Crazy Horse and his men fought General George Crook only eight days prior to the glorious days of Little Bighorn. There, Crazy Horse established a critical advantage over the federal forces by preventing Crook's men from joining Custer.
"Despite his skill in battle, however, Crazy Horse was not crazy. In fact, no one could be 'crazy' and show the calculated, tactical success he did in the field. Crazy Horse put his people before his own needs. He later surrendered rather at Fort Robinson because he wanted to ensure survival of his Lakota people. But this did not besmirch his reputation in Native American history."
Abstract The paper examines whether the fact that Arabian horses have fewer bones means that they are superior horses. The writer proposes that their superiority is subjective. The paper explains how the Arabian has fewer bones, with many horse experts and breeders preferring the Arabian. The paper analyzes whether the fewer-boned horse has advantages over the other horses in the field.
From the Paper "One of the things that allows the Arabian to be very good at endurance riding is the fact that the hind legs are "remarkably free" in their ability to move and be limber, Edwards explains in the book. The tail of the Arabian is set very high in the croup, and while moving, the tail of the Arabian "is carried arched and well up," a point horse experts notice when discussing the style which the horse shows while running."
Abstract This paper concentrates on the poem "Pretty". The writer explains that the entire poem speaks to Smith's unsentimental view of the human condition. She recognizes that although Man usually thinks of himself as The Top Predator, he is not. All creatures will fall to Man and his weapons, if he chooses. The paper examines how the poem is representative of Smith's life. The writer explains how the poem reflects the experience of Smith's life - it is a very British verse with a crisp sound and formal style.
From the Paper "Pretty is underrated, as Stevie Smith herself says. In discussions of her works, Pretty, the poem, is often overshadowed by her fiction and her earlier volumes of verse, especially Novel on Yellow Paper, A Good Time Was Had by All and Not Waving But Drowning. Pretty is a shining example of her "ironic wit, unexpected turn of phrase and unsentimental view of the human condition…." "
Abstract This paper reviews the three movies "Ever After", "Pretty Woman" and Disney's "Cinderella", comparing the similarities and analyzing the meaning behind each one while relating it to the classic story of "Cinderella".
From the Paper "In the video versions of the "Cinderella" story the viewer can see the comparisons that are evident throughout each movie. The three movies, "Ever After", "Pretty Woman" and Disney's "Cinderella" are each enchanting and delicate in there own way and each offering their own unique version of the classic fairy tale "Cinderella". The story of "Cinderella" dates back several centuries and the video versions are modern, the eldest being Disney's "Cinderella" dated 1950. I will take a closer look at the above movies and compare them according to the "Nine Variants of Cinderella," and then apply what the "Cinderella" fairy tale represents to the viewer and whether or not it is relevant in today's society."
