True Grit Analysis

In Charles Portis’ True Grit deals with a great amount of suspense throughout the novel. There could be questions such as, “Will Mattie get to tag along with Rooster on the hunt for Tom Chaney?” The reader could also ask, “Will Mattie ever avenge her father’s death and kill Tom Chaney?” There is a great deal of suspense all throughout the story. The reader might also wonder, “Will Mattie make it to the doctor in time to save her hand?” This is a novel a person has to read to get all of the suspense sprinkled throughout Portis’ work.

My uncle promised he would buy me a real coconut if only I could say it right in English. I had not savored real coconut water in what seemed like years. Apparently, here in Yakima you could not simply stroll to the beach and grab one like in my hometown. In fact, there was no beach. But I had arrived to the United States only a week ago and I was already enrolled in kindergarten. I had to learn the language no matter what it took, so I studied. I gritted my teeth and sat down with a book and a mug-full of determination. After a whole lot of crying, learning, failing and more learning, I could finally not only say the word, but I was able to demand my coconut all in English. I accepted the challenge, set my focus on the goal, and did not stop until I succeeded. Many people say I am stubborn, and perhaps I am, but that coconut was the best delicacy I have ever enjoyed. Therefore, it is certain that it is not intelligence or luck but perseverance and grit that yields success and although my story is nothing like the compelling tale Charles Portis describes in his novel True Grit, they both express the true meaning of grit. In this novel, fourteen year old Mattie Ross and marshal Rooster Cogburn go on a life changing quest to find Tom Chaney, the murderer of Mattie’s father. The meaning of true grit is explored through Mattie Ross’s revenge seeking journey. Essentially, true grit refers to being strong-minded, determined, and unafraid of confronting difficult situations.

Rooster indeed has grit. The very character of, Rooster Cogburn, can be broken down as a flat out representation of the idea of True Grit. The themes of, revenge and the classic view of the wild west are present in the character. You could say he represents how America at the time went through terrible hardships. Hardships like, getting shot at, carrying a girl while running through harsh lands, and just his demeanor in general. He might get you into trouble, like the old west, but still he’s there to be a true hero like when he rescues Mattie. He is always cussing and being harsh, but he can still be a kind and heroic figure when he wants to be. Mattie views

“People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father’s blood.” (Portis 11) And many people still do not imagine that a story like that is even close to being realistic. Even though, True Grit is fictional; it seemed real as the reader saw Mattie Ross came of age. Coming of age is the transition from youth to adulthood. Throughout the novel, True Grit, the protagonist, Mattie Ross, develops courage, common sense, and bravery as she comes of age from her experience of hunting down the man who murdered her father. The fourteen-year-old faced many challenges that marked the growth of her maturity.

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