1. How does the continuous description of the beautiful scenery affect the feel of the story?
2. What is the effect of Blevins being both quiet and awkward in some ways but heroic in others?
3. How could the boy's run away with so little worries?
4. What does the lack of many in depth conversations between the characters have on their development?
5. What did the men want to buy Blevins for?
6. Why do the boys think of Blevins as a nuisance?
7. Has there been any support so far that John G may be a Christ figure?
8. Is anything learned about Blevins when he is drunk and suddenly talks a lot?
9. How does this novel follow the 'Western Myth' so far?
10. How does the style of the novel, with its constant use of 'they' as in "they rode," "they ate," and "they watched, affect the flow of the story?
11. In what ways is John Grady more of a Western Hero character than Rawlins or Blevins?
12. Where did Blevins even get that horse in the first place?
14. Even though they are runaways, in what ways can these boys be considered heroic?
15. How do Rawlins and Grady act differently toward Blevins?
16. Although they do not get along, in what ways are Blevins and Rawlins alike?
17. Why do JG and Rawlins doubt that 'Blevins' is his real name?
18. What is the point of not using any quotation marks?
19. What happened to Blevins? Did he escape?
20. How will the girl rider be important in the future?
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