Friday, January 14, 2011

All the Pretty Horses: Western Parenting

One character that I found interesting in ATPH was Grady's mother. She is only thirty six and longs for a life of adventure outside the ranch. I'm really surprised by the extent to which McCarthy goes when describing the Western stereotype. It seems a bit overdone. Grady's mother also wants to try her hand in acting. I guess this hasn't changed since Grady's time; even today many people find it exciting to become involved with the show biz. Anyway, Grady's mother also doesn't speak of his father, and later Franklin reveals that the two have been offically divorced. I thought the scene where Grady bids farewell to his father is also interesting. I thought it was cute the way Grady has difficulty saying goodbye.  (:

~xE_Ax

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