All the Pretty Horses - 20 Questions

1. We mentioned in class that John Grady is a possible Christ figure. Is there in evidence of this in section one?
2. Why does Rawlins dislike Blevins so much?
3. Why is Blevins so private?
4. What is John Grady's relationship with his mother like? His father?
5. Why was it so easy for John Grady and Rawlins to leave everyone they know?
6. Why does Blevins leave the table at the boys' first stop in Mexico?
7. Do you think Rawlins and John Grady will see Blevins again? Why?
8. What does Blevins's persistence in retrieving his horse show about him?
9. We know very little about Blevins's past. How do you think he learned to be such a good rider and shooter?
10. How do the boys react when they first reach Mexico?
11. In what ways is John Grady a frontier hero?
12. What does the poverty of Mexico say about the ideal American conception of frontier life and the West?
13. Why does a man try to purchase Blevins?
14. Why does John Grady not want to tell Blevins about the man trying the buy him?
15. Why is Blevins so terrified of thunderstorms?
16. Why doesn't any body the boys run into find it odd or concerning that three teenagers are riding around Mexico alone?
17. Do you think Rocha is the girl Rawlins and John Grady saw riding?
18. Why is Blevins's horse so important to him?
19. Why does Rawlins continue to doubt that the horse actually belongs to Blevins?
20. What do you think the future holds for John Grady and Rawlins at this point in the novel?