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  • The Red Pony

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    The Red Pony is a novella in four parts about the youth and entrance into manhood of Jody Tiflin, son of a horse trainer. Jody's life is a strenuous one full of hardships and tough lessons, including the accidental death of his beloved pony which stands as a symbol of his entry into the sometimes violent, unpredictable, and frightening world of manhood. The stories explore themes of regret, aging, the fallibility of adults, and responsibility.

  • The Red Pony, Chrysanthemums, and Flight

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    The Red Pony, Chrysanthemums, and Flight are three works of fiction by American author John Steinbeck. The Red Pony is a series of short stories about life on a ranch. Chrysanthemums deals with a woman's attempts to own her identity and to succeed as a gardener. Flight is the story of Pepe, a young French boy who murders a man in an argument and is himself hunted down and shot.

  • Loss of Innocence in The Red Pony

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    From Innocence to Experience For any human being an essential part of his growth and development occurs through the loss of innocence The age at this loss of innocence occurs varies among different cultures as well as individuals In American culture an individual may typically experiences a loss of innocence sometime during childhood or as an adolescent In The Red Pony by John Steinbeck the author conveys the loss of innocence through the main character Jody a ten year old boy living in norther

  • Commentary on The Red Pony

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    The Red Pony by Steinbeck is a story based in Salinas California where Steinbeck was born and raised Living during the era of the Dust Bowl Steinbeck was able to show direct connections with the time period in the book and real life The book is about a boy named Jody who is of the age where proving his maturity and responsibility to himself and his father is very important Jody receives a pet pony from his father and takes it upon himself to care for it and raise it However Jody is faced with m

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