All The Pretty Horses- pg. 30-59

The next section of this novel offered a storyline that was easier to follow. Rawlins and John Grady have begun to venture throughout Mexico with their newly found acquaintance named Jimmy Blevins. However, before meeting Blevins and before they crossed into Mexico, Rawlins and John Grady share a dialogue:

How the hell do they expect a man to ride a horse in this country? said Rawlins.

They dont, said John Grady

 This discourse reveals the Frontier Heroes within the two protagonists; they resent the over-civilization of the town that prevents them from pursuing their cowboy-esque endeavors.

Another spot that tickled my fancy involved the two boys discussing what makes them "ill at ease." Rawlins is feeling this uneasiness, but doesn't know why. It was at this point in the novel that I was reminded of a Peter, Paul, and Mary song entitled "Too Much of Nothing," which states:

Too much of nothing can make a man feel ill at ease. One man's temper might rise, while the other man's temper might freeze.

So if we listen to the wise words of Peter, Paul, and Mary (and Bob Dylan, who actually wrote the song), we can conclude that these boys are getting too much of nothing. They are "ill at ease" because they have been getting nothing from the civilization in which they live. And what better place to get away from the nothingness than by going to the nearly deserted parts of a foreign country?