Alike his altered attitude towards faith, John Grady Cole’s original purpose of withdrawing from Texas also denatures from the impact of shattered dreams. Initially, John Grady Cole leaves Texas to Mexico, where he can pursue his dream of maintaining a ranch and playing with horses all day, unrestrained by his mother. In the sunrise, John Grady Cole and Rawlins flee “like young thieves in a glowing orchard,” energized from his enthusiasm to pursue his ideals in Mexico (McCarthy 30). The sunrise, as the birth of a new day, inflames John Grady Cole with promise of adventure and bravery, in which he mistook for a sign of inviolable strength. Again, the belief of unrestrained power and control, a trait common in children, adversely fuels young