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.

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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
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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All the Pretty Horses mainCharacter John Grady Cole
Cities of the Plain mainCharacter John Grady Cole