John Grady Cole
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John Grady Cole is the idealistic young Texas cowboy protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s novel "All the Pretty Horses," whose journey into Mexico explores themes of honor, loss, and the fading American West.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cowboy
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| ageAtStartOfStory | sixteen ⓘ |
| appearsIn | All the Pretty Horses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Border Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
horses
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ the American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeTo | Lacey Rawlins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | All the Pretty Horses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Lacey Rawlins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFather | Mr. Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrandfather | John Grady’s maternal grandfather ⓘ |
| hasMother | Mrs. Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Alejandra Rocha y Villareal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| literaryRole | tragic hero ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Alejandra Rocha y Villareal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| meets | Jimmy Blevins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | principled ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
horsemanship
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idealism ⓘ stoicism ⓘ strong moral code ⓘ |
| occupation |
cowboy
ⓘ
ranch hand ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | San Angelo, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Coahuila, Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
coming of age
ⓘ
fading American West ⓘ honor ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| travelsFrom | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsTo | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsWith | Lacey Rawlins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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