Why are horses so meaningful to John Grady? How do they represent his beliefs about the world and his ideas about beauty and goodness?

Explore the history of the Mexican Revolution and the story of the Madero family. How does the novel’s connection to these events help ground the themes of the novel?

In what ways are John Grady, Rawlins, and Blevins unaware of the gravity of their actions, and what is the novel trying to say about the way Americans perceive the borderlands of Mexico?