Many people have optimistic views in their life, however there is a fine line between being optimistic and being ignorant of consequences. All the Pretty Horses is a novel about John Grady and his journey into adulthood as he runs away to Mexico; in contrast, The Poisonwood Bible is a novel about an american family and their journey on a mission trip into the Congo. In both novels however, the authors show that people's expectations are often romanticized and due to this can have grave consequences to both the people with those expectations and the people around them. The Reader can observe this through the expectations of Nathan Peirce and John Grady, the change in setting and the characters’ attitudes towards it, and the death of Ruth May …show more content…
He sees himself as the savior of the Congolese, bringing his faith to the people of Africa, as stated by Leah “My Father was bringing the word of God.” John believes as though it is his christian duty and that he is sent by God to spread the word of Jesus Christ. This view is obviously highly romanticised as the reality is that nothing to that effect happens, as Nathan does not convert any of the Congolese, loses his family as well, and it costs him his youngest daughters life. However he is certain that he is doing the right thing and that he will be effective eventually. Similar to Nathan’s struggles with reality not reaching his expectations, John Grady (In All the Pretty Horses) also as he leaves his home has a highly romantic view of his future. John believes that running away from home will help solve his issues as he no longer has to deal with them, however, that is not the case as simply fleeing from your struggles will not make your life easier but instead it will simply create more issues. John Grady loves and values horses as well as ranching more than anything, this is evident throughout the novel, however his view of mankind changes significantly. In Chapter 1, the narrator states, “What he loved in horses was what he loved in men, the blood and the heat of the blood that ran them,” this quote shows that at the