Horses Of The Night: Disillusions Of Reality

The book “Black Beauty” by Anna Sewell is a fiction autobiography about the ups and downs of Black Beauty, a horse in nineteenth-Century England. It starts with Beauty’s explanation of his life as a colt in the home of a great master named Farmer Grey. Beauty plays and runs in the meadow and receives lessons from his mother, Duchess, about the importance of being nice and gentle and never biting or kicking.

First, Chris’s arrogance and ignorance is showed in his role in society. In chapter 12, when Chris’s college dorm is described, “Bare, spartan room furnished

In the novel All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, the author shows how important the roles of the horses are in the story and how they relate to John Grady, the protagonist of the novel. The horse has played an important role in the development of America. It has been a form of transportation, easy muscle, and companionship. In the Wild West, it was an essential resource for a cowboy to do his daily chores. McCarthy describes horses as spiritual and as resembling the human soul; meaning that horses came in many different forms. Horses are pretty, ugly, wild, tame, etc. in the story, they have so many different descriptions and different types of personality that they appear to resemble

When Chris first moves to Manawaka, the new town gives him hope. Manawaka is different then where he grew up, with new people, and new opportunities to explore. Chris is still young, going to high school to get an education, and still believes that he can do anything if he sets his mind to it. Some outer forces try to bring Chris ' mind into reality, such as grandfather 's reminders of Chris growing up as a poor boy and taking after his father. Chris never seemed to let these remarks affect him, "He would not argue or defend himself... He simply appeared to be absent, elsewhere." This is how Chris dealt with reality, ignoring it completely, and instead focused on his own world, the world he preferred. These forces that his grandfather put on him seem to have little effect on Chris. His

Chris is a charismatic young man, but takes extensive measures to ensure he does not become too close with anyone. By going out into the wild without so much as a letter to his parents,

The manifestation of handicapped characters such as Crooks having a crooked spine, or Lennie being mentally slow, metaphorically schemes the theme of men going ‘awry’ by trying to achieve a disillusioned dream. Penn’s film contradicts Steinbeck’s novel and shows that Chris indeed found happiness by following his ambitions. His ambitions involved trying to understand the human condition which can be seen through his zealous poetry when Chris states “ Two years he walks the earth...The climactic battle to kill the false being within...No longer to be poisoned by civilization....” Chris wanted to understand the raw power of human experiences which he says is “...the core of man’s spirit...” and his dedication to fulfil this ambition led him to find what he was looking for and ultimately find happiness.

After reading Misty and Chatlenaque, horses became more than just an animal to me. They became something I could relate to and sympathize with. I myself was a lonely child who felt neglected (even though I wasn't) and "penned". While reading the book I felt the horse and I were one. Years later I felt like horses and I had something in common and could relate to each other.

Anna did not get the chance to see the great impact her story made. Eyes started opening to the harsh lives horses were forced to live. With her descriptive language she showed her audience what it would be like to walk in the horse’s metal shoes. The people who read the book Black Beauty “began to treat horses with kindness and understanding” (2). Not long after its publication docking short ears and tails would lessen or disappear as did the checkreins. Although it took Anna Sewell seven long years to complete Black Beauty, her life’s passion for horses and her hard work she was able to make the difference she desired. As a grieving mother at her daughter’s funeral Mary noticed some of the horse’s had checkreins, knowing how much Anna disliked it in mind; she ordered them to be removed

In his book, he talks about the non-judgmental nature of the horses, which can benefit a teenager facing various challenging circumstances as well as war veterans from the horrors they faced. In most cases, Hayes says that convincing teenagers is rarely successful since they view adults as not being in a position to understand them (Hayes 144). They think that parents and counsellors are taking away all the things that they value, thus leaving them with boring lifestyles. However, it is not easy to figure out what those who were in wars are going through. Hayes says that horses can help those two separate individuals by acting as a mirror reflecting on the situations that led to those conditions in the first place. More importantly, horses do not judge the mistakes that people have made, but respond to people current mood and situation. The book shares many examples about the positive effects of Equine

By evoking the imagery and symbolism of swans, Wright offers the reader a profound understanding of these ponies and the relationship they share. Swans are graceful creatures symbolizing balance, love, purity and unity. Swans form pair bonds, are monogamous and mate for life. Like swans, horses can also form pair bonds with a deep attachment to their mate. When our speaker refers to the loneliness of the ponies, s/he is doing so with admiration and longing; longing for a bond so deeply shared it separates the ponies from the world around

Throughout the world and history horses have been used for various things and been treated various ways. To some, horses are just another tool like a shovel or tractor used for work to complete necessary tasks. For others horses are family used for hobby or sport and loved dearly. It is amazing how the view of horses has changed over the years and still today people have different opinions on how horses should be treated, and what they should be used for. The two chapters I read from Price’s book greatly differed and showed very different opinions of horses.

Horses have always had personal meaning to me. For me the horse symbolises strength, freedom and grace. The bond that is built between a horse and its rider is one of understanding and trust, the rider needs to trust the horse, but the horse also develops trust in the rider. This bond between animal and human is one that is shared and understood by all horse riders. While horses have no verbal communication, there is instead communication

This causes him to develop “A complete case of amnesia…His unconscious self is refusing to let him resume his relations with his normal life, and so we get this loss of memory” (West 79). In a sense, Chris becomes trapped in his past. Fifteen years earlier to be precise. Because of his amnesia, Chris responds to the reality of his “current life” with a sort of disbelief. For example, when his wife Kitty is mentioned, he replies: “I haven’t got a wife! Has some woman been turning up with a cock-and-bull story of being my wife? Because it’s the damnedest lie!” (West 20). Of course his wife has her own take on the entire matter, and one that is hardly full of sympathy and support. For example, West writes on page 31: “…her pink mouth went on manufacturing malice. “This is all a blind,” she said at the end of an unpardonable sentence. “He’s pretending…”. Kitty refuses to accept the current situation, and views it with a sort of vindictiveness. In both situations, the protagonist is alienated, and in both situations, others treat the protagonist harshly.

The title of the story, "I'm Your Horse in the Night," is relating to a

Wild Mustangs are running free by the thousands in states like Wyoming and Colorado. They represent the freedom that everyone is given, or wishes to have one day. I’m a free spirit like a horse, I can run with the wind when i want to or stay quietly at attention in the stable.”I didn’t grow up around wild horses, no. But I’ve appreciated their beauty and their power ever since I can remember.” Their power and beauty keep them unbridled and free as the symbol of the freedom and the Wild West.