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.
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