How old is alejandra in all the pretty horses

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The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Part 2. Alejandra , her hair tied in a blue ribbon, is dancing with a boy from the San John Grady asks Alejandra to dance, and for the first time he touches her on her small hand and He rides up to one of the lagunas, or small lakes, whispering As he walks There are pictures of her taken in front of European cathedrals, and She says Alejandra will be at the hacienda for the summer. Alfonsa says she She asks what Alfonsa said to him, and John Grady Do I know what sort of man you are?

What sort my father is? Do you drink whiskey? Do you go with whores? Does he? What are men? John protests that he told her things he has told no one else, but she simply asks, "What good is it? That sense of loneliness, being unable to truly know another, and being exiled in the world is also a major theme a major theme in the novel see " Exile " under Themes.

We do know that she is daring: despite the cultural traditions that require her to stay away from both men and undignified emotional expressions, she manages to sneak away to have sex with John in his room multiple times, and shows her playful and imperious side where she dares him to take her horse back to the ranch alone while she rides off on his. But in the end, she abides by her obligations to her grandaunt and leaves John Grady. She wants to break tradition, but stops short when she realizes that her doing so comes at a cost to her relationships with her family.

This is true not just with Alfonsa, but also her father, who she says stops loving her after discovering her tryst with John. There are definitely some daddy issues going on here. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. The wealthy and powerful prisoner who tries to force John Grady and Rawlins to ally themselves with him or pay him bribes to arrange for their freedom.

When the Americans refuse, he has Rawlins stabbed, and--presumably, although we are never told for certain--pays an assassin to try to kill John Grady. A citizen of Encantada.

Like the captain, the charro is only referred to by his title, not by his name, Luis. He pays the captain a bribe to execute Blevins, who killed a relative of his. When John Grady Cole returns to Encantada, he forces the charro to show him where he has hidden the American horses. The kind, quiet cook at Don Hector's ranch.

Though she never says so explicitly, she seems deeply sympathetic toward John Grady Cole. Louisa is the cook at the Grady ranch where John Grady Cole grew up. She raised Cole when his mother ran away and went to California.

SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Book Full Book Quiz. Suggested Essay Topics. Alfonsa Alfonsa is Alejandra's grandaunt.

The Captain The captain--whose name, Raul, is almost never used-- is the sadistic, corrupt lawman in the town of Encantada. John Grady Cole's mother John Grady Cole's nameless mother appears only in the opening pages of the novel, and only briefly. Perez The wealthy and powerful prisoner who tries to force John Grady and Rawlins to ally themselves with him or pay him bribes to arrange for their freedom.

The charro A citizen of Encantada. Armondo The foreman on Don Hector's ranch. Maria The kind, quiet cook at Don Hector's ranch. Popular pages: All the Pretty Horses. Take a Study Break.