Veinte Preguntas (Part I of ATPH)

1. How does McCarthy use the unpredictable Mexican weather in his plot?
2. What does not accepting to sell Blevins tell you about John Grady?
3. What's the deal with the fear of lightning?
4. Which of the three boys is the true frontier hero?
5. Where did Blevins get such a fancy horse?
6. Why does Rawlins harass Blevins while still caring for him?
7. What on Earth happened to Blevins?
8. Why are Rawlins and John Grady so mistrusting of Blevins?
9. Why is John Grady so attached to the land?
10. How does his parents' divorce affect John?
11. What role did John's grandfather play in his life?
12. What caused Blevins to leave home?
13. Will the three boys ever be reunited?
14. What's the deal with no quotation marks?
15. What role does the girl (Rocha?) play later in the novel?
16. Why does Blevins decide to split up from the group when earlier he seemed too afraid to do so?
17. Are any of the three boys considered Frontier Heroes yet?
18. What is the main conflict of the novel?
19. Is John Grady a Christ figure? Why?
20. Where will the boys end up?