The Red Pony
Author: Steinbeck, John
ISBN: 9780141185095
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2000
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 197mm x 131mm x 8mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Jody Tiflin has the urge for rebellion, but he also wants to be loved. In THE RED PONY, Jody begins to learn about adulthood - its pain, its responsibilities and its problems - through his acceptance of his father's gifts. First he is given a red pony, and later he is promised the colt of a bay mare. Yet both of these gifts bring him tragedy as well as joy, and Jody is taught not only the harsh lessons of life and death, but made painfully aware of the fallibilty of adults.
ISBN: 9780141185095
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2000
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 197mm x 131mm x 8mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Jody Tiflin has the urge for rebellion, but he also wants to be loved. In THE RED PONY, Jody begins to learn about adulthood - its pain, its responsibilities and its problems - through his acceptance of his father's gifts. First he is given a red pony, and later he is promised the colt of a bay mare. Yet both of these gifts bring him tragedy as well as joy, and Jody is taught not only the harsh lessons of life and death, but made painfully aware of the fallibilty of adults.
