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Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, the hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.
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Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be published in Penguin Modern Classics.
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At daybreak Billy Buck emerged from the bunkhouse and stood for a moment on the porch looking up at the sky. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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By Koval (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Red Pony (Mass Market Paperback)
I have never read the book and never wrote the above review.
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This review is from: Penguin Essentials Red Pony (Paperback)
Jody is a young boy whose father buys him a horse. He instantly falls in love with the horse and vows to take good care of it. He names the horse Galiban and the ranch hand, Billy Buck, helps Jody train him.Then one night there is a cold rain storm and Billy forgets to go out and put a blanket over his horse. When Billy and Jody go to see him the next morning he has a bad cold. And over the next few days he only gets sicker and sicker. On about the fourth day, Jody wakes in the middle of the night and knows something is horribly wrong. He runs out to the barn and Galiban is gone. This is a good story and has a lot of meaning. Jody goes through a right of passage in this book and the reader can slowly watch him progress from a boy to a man. Easy, insightful read. Reviewed by: Taylor Rector
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the Red Pony reviewA quality piece. Truly literary art at its best. Recommended for all readers willing to tackle it. Though I wouldn't force it upon pre-highschool or highschool readers; as is apparently vogue these days. They're not going to get it. John Steinbeck's novella, originally copyrighted 1933. This piece now known as The Red Pony has four(4) titled parts: 1) The Gift 2) The Great Mountains 3) The Promise 4) The Leader of the People. In "The Gift", the book's only 4 characters are introduced. Son, Jody, gets a red pony; and it dies. In "The Great Mountains", life is sandwiched between opposite mountain ranges and Jody wonders about what's past them. The old worthless gypsy steals off into them with Carl's resource, an old worthless nag awaiting a bullet and its turn to be cashed in at the butcher's glue factory. In "The Promise", Jody gets his dead red pony replaced with a fine black colt, but at what price? Once again, surrogate father, BillyBuck, flounders in Jody's eyes. In "The Leader of the People", me becomes We. The process "westering" is hope. Jody forgoes killing fat mice with Mutt&Smasher, the ranchyard dogs, in deference to selfless service unto his ailing Grandfather. Jody to his mom, "Can I have a lemon to make a lemonade for Grandfather? ... No ma'am. I don't want one [a lemonade also; just one; for Grandfather only; to help him feel better.]" The book only has 4 characters throughout. Jody Tiflin (son), Carl Tiflin(father), Mrs.Tiflin(mother), BillyBuck (ranchhand). Cameo characters are the aging Gitano; a neighbor rancher Jess Taylor, and a maternal side tiflin Grandfather. Upon beginning this read, you might be fooled thinking its a bit weak on plot. Nevertheless, this story is rich in multilayered theme. Very abstract. Start to finish, it comes full circle; the circle-of-life, you might say. Continuity, Development, The me becoming WE, Poetic grace: "westering." Concerning webreviews: "Waste of time", "I'd give it a zero star rating", "Don't read this!" - Do you think these young concrete thinkers missed something? A few student "reviewers" state this book is about a boy becoming adult. Hardly. The child, Jody, never becomes an adult in this book. The book is about development, yes. It does speak to choice. And to role models; And to aging; And to humanity; To socialization; To illusion; To death; Life; And Hope: Westering. I give it a 5star rating and 6 if the website would allow. Quality work.
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