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cowboys7
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High School - 9th Grade

Why is Jody interested in the mountains in "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck?

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Posted by cowboys7 on Monday October 20, 2008 at 9:30 PM and tagged with characters, jody, short stories, steinbeck, summary, the red pony.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    "The Great Mountains" is the second story in Steinbeck's "The Red Pony".  Jody is bored.  He is in a bad mood and he kills a bird and then hides it so no grown-ups will know what he did.  His imagination leads him to wonder who lives in the mountains and what they are like.  Jody is growing up and is wanting to "spread his wings," and leave the ranch where he lives.  It is natural that his dreams, at 12 -years-old would wander toward the wild looking mountains he can see from his ranch.

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    http://www.enotes.com/red-pony/jody-tiflin
    http://www.enotes.com/red-pony/section-2-summary

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Monday October 20, 2008 at 10:40 PM