Summary
In the end Tom Chaney is killed. This is with the help of Labeef's meticulous shooting. I know it does seem weird that I am talking about LaBeef like he is the good guy, but it is true he saved Mattie's life. After Chaney spots Mattie he is in charge of watching her. He must have still been mad that Mattie cracked one of his ribs with her pistol because he began straggling her. Even though Mattie was on a high cliff, Labeef was still able to get a good range. This was not the end of this story.
Mattie fell down a ditch. where she found a dead body. One reading the book would think. "Oh, its only a dead body. What dose it matter that Mattie is tangled upside down in some old roots?" Of course because as Mattie tries to undress the dead body, rattle snakes begin pouring out of the body. As Labeef brings down a rope, Rooster was not given enough time and Mattie was bitten on the arm. It showed how important Mattie was to Rooster as he tried to suck the poison out of Mattie's arm. When this did not work out well he tried to travel all the way back to civilization to find her some help. After the horse gets tired he runs the rest of the way with Mattie in his hands.
Now all in all, I can say there were a few differences from the movie from now and then. For example in the beginning of the movie you would ask yourself the question, who is this black man with Mattie. In the book it is said. The man is Mattie's servant in a way. He was supposed to get Mattie To the county and safely back home, of course he failed. In the novel he actually has a part. Like when they are getting off the train and someone begins calling him bad names. I feel that reading the novel exposes more than the film, because with the film you can miss small things.
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"I tell you I can do better than that" (Portis 198).
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People are very competitive. They are always trying to out do each other. That is what Rooster thought he could do. he thought that he was better in every way, this includes shooting. So he challenges LaBeef to a shooting contest. It blows up in his face when he can barely shoot a biscuit thrown into the sky.
Friday, February 25, 2011
True Grit (77-175)
Summary
In this third of the book we are introduced to a fresh new character. His name is Mr. LaBeef. He is a Texas Ranger who is also looking for Mr. Chaney. Apparently Chaney has committed a crime in Louisiana. LaBeef wants to bring him back to Louisiana so that he could be tried and hanged. Mattie completely protests because she wants to kill Chaney herself, so that he knows that he is paying for the crime of the murder of her father. LaBeef can not let this happen because for the findings of Chaney is the only way that he will get paid. the fact that both of them are boarding under the same roof makes this situation all the more worse. There is a point in the novel where Labeef watches her sleep, and confesses that he would have stole a kiss, but she is too young, sick, and unattractive. Instead he would rather give her a few licks with his belt.
He finally gets the chance to give Mattie those licks when she follows him and Rooster to find Chaney. Of course with her fresh and stubborn self she actually criticise Labeef's methods, and practically his manhood. So he gets off his horse and puts this fourteen year old girl on his lap and begins her punishment. Rooster does nothing to stop Labeef. I think it was a test to see what exactly Mattie was capable of because after the whooping does Rooster decide that Mattie can tag along.
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"Yes, I heard about all them departments. What side was you on?" (Portis 158).
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I think this is an important question to ask. I think it is important because in the old west I don't think there were any sides. I think that everyone was trying to benefit themselves, and make money. This made it hard for people to be able to trust each other. For an experienced man like Rooster to travel with Mattie and LeBeef may have been a big deal because he is used to doing things on his own. That is why he did not allow Mattie to travel with him in the beginning.
In this third of the book we are introduced to a fresh new character. His name is Mr. LaBeef. He is a Texas Ranger who is also looking for Mr. Chaney. Apparently Chaney has committed a crime in Louisiana. LaBeef wants to bring him back to Louisiana so that he could be tried and hanged. Mattie completely protests because she wants to kill Chaney herself, so that he knows that he is paying for the crime of the murder of her father. LaBeef can not let this happen because for the findings of Chaney is the only way that he will get paid. the fact that both of them are boarding under the same roof makes this situation all the more worse. There is a point in the novel where Labeef watches her sleep, and confesses that he would have stole a kiss, but she is too young, sick, and unattractive. Instead he would rather give her a few licks with his belt.
He finally gets the chance to give Mattie those licks when she follows him and Rooster to find Chaney. Of course with her fresh and stubborn self she actually criticise Labeef's methods, and practically his manhood. So he gets off his horse and puts this fourteen year old girl on his lap and begins her punishment. Rooster does nothing to stop Labeef. I think it was a test to see what exactly Mattie was capable of because after the whooping does Rooster decide that Mattie can tag along.
Quote
"Yes, I heard about all them departments. What side was you on?" (Portis 158).
Reaction
I think this is an important question to ask. I think it is important because in the old west I don't think there were any sides. I think that everyone was trying to benefit themselves, and make money. This made it hard for people to be able to trust each other. For an experienced man like Rooster to travel with Mattie and LeBeef may have been a big deal because he is used to doing things on his own. That is why he did not allow Mattie to travel with him in the beginning.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
True Grit (11-76)
Summary
Well, now I can definitely tell you that Manohla Dargis was telling the truth. The film absolutely follows the same story line as the film, almost word from word. In this section of the novel Mattie meets Rooster and asks for his help in finding her father's murder, none other than Tom Chaney. Of course Rooster doesn't listen as Mattie makes her case of the reasons she wants to tag along with him. He claims she she go home and take care of her mother and siblings. Mattie says that she has already told her mother that she is seeing a man about the ponies that have been left over after the death of her father. This leads to one of the most funniest part of the book for me.
Mattie goes to the man that sold her father the ponies. The ponies are no longer any use to her or her family so she wants a refund for them. The man finds no reasons why he should give a refund back. In all honesty Mattie was not trying to get a refund for her families needs , but the reason she wanted the money was to pay Rooster for his services. In the end Mattie not only got a refund back but she also got a new horse and a saddle. This showed that she had a way with twisting words. However, to me it showed me that she was a good negotiator.
Quote
"I will inform them myself," said I. "Who is the best Marshall they have?" (Portis 31).
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To me, This quote explains Mattie's cunning personality. This is because Mattie always wanted to do things on her own. She wanted to stay in the county on her own and she wanted to kill Tom Chaney on her own. This was not a possibility. No matter what she needed help. She would not have a horse if it was not for the help of her fathers money. She would not have known how to locate Chaney without rooster's navigational skills. She knew this that is why when people did not want to help her she went to a better person.
Well, now I can definitely tell you that Manohla Dargis was telling the truth. The film absolutely follows the same story line as the film, almost word from word. In this section of the novel Mattie meets Rooster and asks for his help in finding her father's murder, none other than Tom Chaney. Of course Rooster doesn't listen as Mattie makes her case of the reasons she wants to tag along with him. He claims she she go home and take care of her mother and siblings. Mattie says that she has already told her mother that she is seeing a man about the ponies that have been left over after the death of her father. This leads to one of the most funniest part of the book for me.
Mattie goes to the man that sold her father the ponies. The ponies are no longer any use to her or her family so she wants a refund for them. The man finds no reasons why he should give a refund back. In all honesty Mattie was not trying to get a refund for her families needs , but the reason she wanted the money was to pay Rooster for his services. In the end Mattie not only got a refund back but she also got a new horse and a saddle. This showed that she had a way with twisting words. However, to me it showed me that she was a good negotiator.
Quote
"I will inform them myself," said I. "Who is the best Marshall they have?" (Portis 31).
Reaction
To me, This quote explains Mattie's cunning personality. This is because Mattie always wanted to do things on her own. She wanted to stay in the county on her own and she wanted to kill Tom Chaney on her own. This was not a possibility. No matter what she needed help. She would not have a horse if it was not for the help of her fathers money. She would not have known how to locate Chaney without rooster's navigational skills. She knew this that is why when people did not want to help her she went to a better person.
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