The Kid And The Man Summary

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The Plot: The overall story recounts the adventure of a rebellious only known as “The Kid” and eventually “The Man”. He was born in Tennessee and lived with an alcoholic father who is likely the reason why he ran away at 14. Bouncing around here-and-there he eventually finds himself in Nacogdoches, Texas. At as arrival he finds himself in the midst of a religious revolution against Reverend Green who was accused of crimes that include bestiality and pedophilia. In this town in Texas he drinks what money he has left. He meets a fellow friend, Toadvine, in a fight as he left the bar. Together they burn down a hotel but the kid does not stay with him, he leaves on his mule to is next destination. He makes his way to Bexar; along the way he …show more content…
Throughout their adventures Toadvine serves as a mentor for the kid advising him on his actions. In the end of the book the violence puts a wedge between them and Toadvine is hung.
Captain White- Political radical that took it upon himself to fight against the Monroe Doctrine saying that Americans where conceding land to the Mexican savages. He recognized the Kids violent potential at the very beginning and exploited it in order to push his agenda. If it weren’t for him the Kid would have never been stranded in the dessert and captured by Mexicans. These circumstances forced the kid to join the scalp hunters.
Reverend Green - A preacher in Nacogdoches is speaking of a religious revival when the Kid arrives. He is accused of several crimes and is run out of town. His accuser, the judge, ironically accused him of such things only he is capable of committing. The Judge later admits that he never met him before further pushing the idea of him being evil.
Tobin- A rogue priest who turned to the life of crime befriends the kid. He serves as a warning against the judge and his ways. Together with the kid he survives the Yuma massacre in which he instructs the Kid to kill the judge. He disappears in San …show more content…
Violence is necessary for the men to survive in an inherent violent world. In this world the strong eat the strong and the weak perish. This means that even if you are mentally and physically rough your survival is not guaranteed. This is seen when men like “the Kid”, Glanton and Captain White die. Because of this, these men depend on their brutal instincts to attempt to survive in the wicked west. Not all violence used as a means to survive but the way in which the author describes some occurrences. He describes things in a uncensored manor that succeeds in stunning the reader. Violence is seen in: Glantons men, the Apaches and the

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