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The Heroes ' Quest

Two of the most widely admired characters of literature were John Grady Cole from the story All Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy and Sir Gawain from the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by J . R . R . Tolkien Though they are fictional , message conveyed in their stories could resemble that of a common teenager who wanted himself to be treated as a mature one as if he knew everything . Their stories were slightly similar . Both are young , adventurous and napve , these two has sent themselves off to a

journey that they have never expected to be

John Grady Cole 's world at a very young age of 16 years old turned upside down when all the comfort of earthly things he used to be with all his life gone suddenly . As a result , he ended up travelling alone in search of something that he doesn 't recognize at first . Along with his journey , he met people who gave significance in his character modification from a lonely teenage boy to a strong man . We could view that his manhood has gained through his inevitable experiences which some of it turned to be tragic and violent . His growth has endangered to be faltered too as he closely fell in love with Alejandra . Gladly he finally realized how difficult it would be should he let himself follow his love for her as he learned that Alejandra 's grandmother didn 't like him at all

The magnificent journey of John...