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Literary Techniques In All The Pretty Horses

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Every book has things that make the read so enjoyable. In All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, he uses techniques that make the book so enjoyable. It’s a story with two sides. For example, the book is a huge love story between John Grady Cole (main character) and Alejandra daughter of the owners of the ranch. The other side of the book is that there's too much death that goes along with the love. The author does a great job making sure of the writing elements that are incorporated throughout the book. In this book McCarthy shows techniques including theme, tone, symbolism, and irony.
First writing element that McCarty uses is the element of theme. Theme of this book is coming of age or growing up. In the book the life of the young kids
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