All the Pretty Horses Fifth Reading

For this fifth reading I read from page 132 to page 180.  This section was much sadder than the others I have read.  The first part is about John Grady and Alejandra’s relationship and that ends rather sadly, at least at this point in the story, for John Grady because Alejandra leaves to go to France.  The story takes its first real serious turn when John Grady and Rawlins are arrested.  They are taken out to the town where Blevins took back his horse and are actually reunited with Blevins there.  The police captain doesn’t believe anything they tell him.  Blevins, unfortunately, is in prison for killing some people.  According to Mexican law, there can be no executions as punishments for crimes.  This would be good for Blevins except the captain agrees to help out the brother of a man Blevins killed.  Blevins, John Grady, and Rawlins are taken out to an abandoned place and Blevins is murdered.  I never really cared for Blevins, but this part made me quite sad.  Although I didn’t like him much, I became somewhat attached to this character and was upset that he was killed.