Mccarthy all the pretty horses5/11/2023 ![]() The house in which John Grady grew up was built in 1872. McCarthy provides John Grady's family history, and we finally learn the protagonist's name. That evening John Grady saddles his horse for a ride near the old Comanche road, which comes down from the Kiowa country on the western section of the ranch. A storm is brewing, with spits of snow and lots of wind, which cause the preacher's words to be lost. He goes to the kitchen and has coffee with Luisa.Īt the funeral John Grady sees his father. The only sounds are a clock ticking and the whistle of a train. A candle lights the room where his grandfather is laid in funeral cloth. Wearing a black suit, John Grady walks down a hallway where portraits of his ancestors hang. It is dark and cold in the early morning when he learns from the housekeeper that his mother is also in the house. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is the year 1949, and John Grady Cole has returned to the ranch for the wake of his grandfather. A death vigil serves as the opening scene in All the Pretty Horses. ![]()
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