The Cowboy From Inside Out and Back Again
The cowboy is Hà's family'due south sponsor when they get in in the U.Southward. Though his name is actually Mr. Johnston, Hà never calls him this and merely refers to him every bit her family unit's cowboy. She does this because he wears a alpine cowboy hat and cowboy boots, has a big belly, and smokes cigars—and in Hà's mind, this ways he's a cowboy and must own a equus caballus. In reality, though, he'south a auto salesman and wants to sponsor Brother Quan and so he can teach him to repair motorcar engines. Hà experiences a major crunch when she finally asks the cowboy if she can ride his horse, and she learns from Quan that not only does the cowboy non own a equus caballus, but that horses besides say "neigh" in America, not "hee" like they do in Vietnam. The cowboy is very supportive of Hà'due south family unit: he helps them settle in their own firm, registers Hà for schoolhouse, and regularly brings gifts. When Hà'southward family becomes victims of racist threats, he also calls the police force and introduces the family to their neighbors. His wife, though, isn't almost as welcoming or supportive—she refuses to even smile at Hà'southward family until they agree to be baptized at the local Baptist church.
The Cowboy Quotes in Within Out and Back Again
The Inside Out and Back Again quotes below are all either spoken by The Cowboy or refer to The Cowboy. For each quote, you can also meet the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Then by chance Female parent learns
sponsors adopt those
whose applications say "Christians."
Just like that
Mother apology our faith,
maxim all beliefs
are pretty much the same.
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I seize with teeth downwardly on a thigh;
might equally well seize with teeth downward on
staff of life soaked in water.
Notwithstanding,
I force yum-yum sounds.
I promise to ride
the horse our cowboy
surely has.
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No, Mr. Johnston
doesn't take a horse,
nor has he always ridden i.
What kind of a cowboy is he?
To brand it worse,
the cowboy explains
horses here go
neigh, neigh, neigh,
non hee, hee, hee.
No they don't.
Where am I?
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The Cowboy Character Timeline in Inside Out and Back Again
The timeline below shows where the graphic symbol The Cowboy appears in Inside Out and Back Again. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
...and her family members are airheaded as they get off the plane in Alabama. Their cowboy takes them to his huge house surrounded by a perfect green lawn. He invites them... (total context)
English To a higher place All. Hà and her family spend all their time in the cowboy'south basement, where they don't see the cowboy'southward wife. Hà has to stand on a chair... (full context)
American Chicken. The cowboy brings most food wrapped in plastic or canned. Any meat comes chopped upward and frozen.... (full context)
American Accost. The cowboy finds Hà'due south family a firm on Princess Anne Road and pays three months' rent. Mother... (total context)
...the mismatched sofas, chairs, stained mattresses, and mismatched dishes. Everything has been donated by the cowboy'due south friends. Hà'due south family has ever had lovely piece of furniture and matching dishes, even when they were... (total context)
Neigh Not Hee. Since Brother Quang is tired of translating, the cowboy takes Hà to register for school. Hà figures he'll let her ride his equus caballus. She... (full context)
On the walk abode, Hà works up her courage and asks the cowboy, "You lot, hor-ssssse? / Hee, hee, hee. / I become, go." The cowboy shakes his head,... (full context)
...her bloody fingers, and that Brother Quang wasn't so angry later on piece of work. She wishes the cowboy would purchase a horse. Hà wishes she could be invisible until she could speak, and... (full context)
Neighbors. When someone throws eggs at Hà's front door, the cowboy says it's "Simply dumb kids." He says the aforementioned when people hang toilet paper from... (full context)
...their doors, Brother Quang, Vu Lee, and Brother Khôi's faces turn cherry. But when the cowboy leads them to the house to their left, the older woman there hugs anybody. She... (full context)
HA LE LU DA. The cowboy says that the neighbors would be more polite if the family agrees to something at... (full context)
...had her turn, she and her family get dressed and line upward next to the cowboy and his wife, who's now grin. She smiles bigger as people kiss Hà's cheeks. Hà'southward... (full context)
Cowboy's Gifts. The cowboy likes to bring gifts. Mother loved the live catfish the all-time, and it tasted wonderful... (full context)
Cowboy's Response. Just earlier schoolhouse, the cowboy arrives at Hà'south house—MiSSSisss WaSShington told him virtually the pancake incident. Now, the cowboy, MiSSSisss... (full context)
Early on Christmas. Mother invites the cowboy and MiSSSisss WaSShington for egg rolls a few days earlier Christmas. The guests don't want... (full context)
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