![]() ![]() Just as their ancestors, the white settlers, wiped out the Native American Comanche tribe, so they themselves are being wiped out by modern civilization. The father is talking about the rancher and cowboy way of life, associated with the Old West, that is being made extinct by the onward march of progress. John Grady Cole’s father says this to his son in the café where they sit and talk after John Grady’s grandfather’s funeral. We dont know what’s going to show up here come daylight. We’re like the Comancheswas two hundred years ago. ![]() John Grady does not say much, but has deep integrity. The characters who talk a great deal are generally false, treacherous, and malevolent, covering up their lack of truth with fancy speeches. The man’s approval of this trait sets up the theme of volubility versus taciturnity, words versus deeds. Note: Spellings of quotations are reproduced as they appear in the novel.Īfter his grandfather’s funeral, John Grady Cole is given a ride by a man who opens this conversation on John Grady’s taciturnity. ![]()
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