8. “They say he has grit,” said I. “I wanted a man with grit”.....
“It may prove to be a hard journey.”
“The good Christian does not flinch from difficulties.” 92
Throughout the beginning of the book, Mattie’s mission is to find a man with “true grit,” someone who will get a job done right, regardless of the circumstances. But in the end the reader realizes, although the men have grit as well, it is really Mattie herself with the true grit. In this quote Portis foreshadows this discovery when Mattie speaks of not flinching from difficulties. She truly never does flinch, and always keeps her word.
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