Character Analysis Of Jimmy Blevins In All The Pretty Horses

The saying goes two’s company but three’s a crowd which means that a third person spoils the ideal amount of a couple. The novel All the Pretty Horses is a classic western story of a young man John Grady Cole who loses his father's ranch and is forced to live in an urban environment. Instead, he recruits his right-hand man Lacey Rawlins to embark on a journey to live the rural life in Mexico. The pairing of these two is the perfect mixture of characteristic as they both complement each other's personalities. Early into their journey a third character presents himself, Jimmy Blevins a claimed to be thirteen years old, American who follows the men until they let him join their company. This trio is built on American pride and they all know they

Comparable to John Wayne, John Grady is a true cowboy hero that embodies everything a western story needs to drive the story. John Grady finds himself in trouble far too often in this novel, which is why he has to rely on his core values and traits to lead him on his quest. The first hard choice he is faced with is dealing with the horse that is following the two. Since he’s quick on his feet, the two sneak up on Jimmy Blevins the follower and question him. John Grady shows pity towards Blevins since he offers them nothing and allows him to tag along even after the Blevins has a panic attack where he manages to lose all of his belongings. He also processes many talents that help him along his path, the most important being his abilities to rope and break horses on Don Hector Rocha’s ranch. Another talent he expresses is his abilities to think of effective plans to thrive in Mexico. In order to see his love, Alejandra Rocha one last time he tells her to meet him at the train station a day early before her father Don Hector Rocha men are escorting her. In order to escape the

Unfortunately, Rawlins is not quite the character John Grady is but that does not make him unimportant. He’s not the fighter that John Grady is, clearly seen in the scene where he gets sliced apart by another inmate. Another quality he does not process is he’s not nearly as skilled as John Grady because John Grady wants to break sixteen horses in four days and Rawlins is hesitant by questioning in four days. Despite that Rawlins is important and has his own set of character traits that help the story. He's far more outspoken than John Grady giving his opinion on situations and people constantly. On several occasions, he gives his opinion whether or not John Grady likes it, for example, his thoughts on being blinded by Alejandra's love. He expresses that it's only going to get them in more trouble, another time is his opinion on getting rid of Blevins since he offers nothing but problem their way. He’s a realist but can never get through to John Grady he even says at one time “I tried to reason with you, that’s all. Tried any number of times” (155) he tells the truth and his opinions, surprisingly a lot of the time his predictions are correct. Unfortunately, he's only loyal to John Grady to an extent, after leaving the prison Rawlins will not help John Grady retrieve the horses and makes the decision to head back to Texas. Even though John Grady is the leader of this