Billy Parham

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Billy Parham is the teenage cowboy protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy novel "The Crossing," known for his tragic, mythic journeys across the U.S.–Mexico border.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cowboy
fictional character
literary character
protagonist
ageInWork teenager
appearsInSeries Border Trilogy NERFINISHED
appearsInWork The Crossing NERFINISHED
associatedAuthor Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED
characterRole protagonist of The Crossing
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Border Trilogy universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Crossing NERFINISHED
genre Western fiction
literary fiction
languageOfWork English
literaryMovement contemporary American literature
narrativeFunction mythic wanderer
tragic hero
notableAction repeatedly crosses the U.S.–Mexico border
occupation cowboy
primarySetting U.S.–Mexico border region NERFINISHED
primarySettingCountry Mexico NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
seriesPosition second novel of the Border Trilogy
themeAssociation coming of age
exile
loss
mythic journey
tragedy
violence

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The Crossing mainCharacter Billy Parham
Cities of the Plain mainCharacter Billy Parham