All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, shows the importance of horses in modern day America. The social foundation of Western American cultures were built on horses until the mid-20th century. Horses played a large role in determining the social class of a man, A man’s horse reflects a lot about who they are . Pam Brown says, “A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence” (Pam Brown).
McCarthy also explains horse qualities that set them apart from other animals, Horses are animals of a highly advanced spiritual nature, similar to humans. John Grady, the main character, has a unique relationship with the horses, with a deeper understanding of them than most people. On his journey, John Grady learns that men are not very different from horses. John finds out that his preconceived notions about men and human society were false. Instead, he finds that they do not live in a romantic …show more content…
John Grady says,“They rode out along the fenceline and across the open pasture-land.. The leather creaked in the morning cold” (McCarthy 30). This shows that to get their daily duties done, they are blessed to have a horse to ride so that they can cut the work time. This novel also shows that the horse walk many many miles with these humans and that could be part of the reason that there is so much trust that happens between the two. Though the horse is always carrying the human around and it could have a lot more power than the human does, because of its mass and body size, it still listens to what the owner wants it to do. This is where the friendship part of the story comes together, though horses and humans can not communicate through words, there is still a mutual bond between the two that is very present and
McCarthy also explains horse qualities that set them apart from other animals, Horses are animals of a highly advanced spiritual nature, similar to humans. John Grady, the main character, has a unique relationship with the horses, with a deeper understanding of them than most people. On his journey, John Grady learns that men are not very different from horses. John finds out that his preconceived notions about men and human society were false. Instead, he finds that they do not live in a romantic …show more content…
John Grady says,“They rode out along the fenceline and across the open pasture-land.. The leather creaked in the morning cold” (McCarthy 30). This shows that to get their daily duties done, they are blessed to have a horse to ride so that they can cut the work time. This novel also shows that the horse walk many many miles with these humans and that could be part of the reason that there is so much trust that happens between the two. Though the horse is always carrying the human around and it could have a lot more power than the human does, because of its mass and body size, it still listens to what the owner wants it to do. This is where the friendship part of the story comes together, though horses and humans can not communicate through words, there is still a mutual bond between the two that is very present and