Horses Of The Night Stage Notes

She frequently contrasts the characters in Ellen’s life with the African-Americans she meets. A few notable examples of the people in Ellen’s life are her alcoholic and abusive father, her spiteful grandmother, and her insensitive and stubborn Aunt Nadine, who calls her a liar and tells her to, “…find herself evil little self some hole for to crawl in” on Christmas day. On the other hand, Starletta’s family, although poor and “colored”, loves each other deeply and makes sacrifices for each other, like the expensive presents her family bought her for Christmas. Also, the colored families who live in the houses that Ellen repeatedly spies on seem to be content and happy with what little they have, while Ellen rich grandmother is hateful with her treasures. Gradually over time, Ellen begins to realize that the colored people she regarded as inferior are really better people than she

Her father is completely self-absorbed, except for the fact that he wants to save his land

The short story “Horses of the Night” by Margaret Laurence is told from the point of view of a young girl named Vanessa but mostly focused upon her older cousin Chris. Chris begins as an imaginative, optimistic, and hopeful boy set on his dreams for the world. As the story progresses, Chris is demoralized by life to the point where he no longer seems to be what he once was. The final breaking point appears when he begins to fight in the war and is sent home to a mental hospital after eventually going insane. A skillfully woven horse motif gives insight to Chris’s inner thoughts as well as the theme of the piece.

The text introduces us to Chris when he is just a boy, around the age of 15, entering high school in the new town of Manawaka. He is a "tall lanky boy" with "his face angular, the bones showing through the brown skin" opinionated by Vanessa. Also his "grey eyes were slightly slanted, and his hair was the colour of couchgrass... a light yellow by the sun." Coming from a poor family, Chris had little to wear and his clothing was old and ragged; earning the opinion of Vanessa's mother, "...Look at the shirt and trousers-must've been his father's, the poor kid." Chris seemed to be a quite fellow, not

Chris believes that his life will turn out as he sees it will and that it will all work out well in the end, despite his average grades and below average life. An additional point in the story where Chris has not yet escaped all of reality, but only the worst parts is when he says, “we’ve got these two riding horses[,] Duchess and Firefly”. This illustrates that the home life of Chris is not ideal, that Chris would rather live in his alternate version of his own reality than the one he was born into when it comes to his home life. Chris continues to live in reality for the most part and only escapes to his delusion during the worst parts of his life, he continues to struggle to hold on to what’s real despite the appeal of his imaginary world.

Everyone has a different way to deal with overwhelming situations. It can be more difficult for people with mental illness to cope with the hardships of life. For instance, in “Horses of the Night,” the character of Chris has dissociative symptoms that can be linked to his depression. Margaret Laurence’s short story tells the story of Chris, a young teenager who moves to from a small farm to the town of Manawaka in order to go to high school. The story is told by his younger cousin, Vanessa. As she grows up, she learns that Chris is depressed. The author uses the theme of fantasy to show that he does not cope well with reality. The horses, Shallow Creek, and the children are symbols that show us the fantasy that Chris lives in.

One 's actions are first sparked by their goals and passions, but as they grow, outer forces invade those thoughts and make them clouded, their passions start to fade and eventually disappear. As children, we dream about what we want to be when we grow up. We have hope in our eyes, and nothing can hold us back. As we grow and learn, we are forced into realization of the harsh realities we live in, making our dreams sink. We must decide if we are going to let these forces knock us down, and conform to them, or stand strong and not take 'no ' for an answer. Margaret Laurence allows us to follow the development of Chris and how outer forces effect him in the short story "Horses of the Night".

She cooks with her mother, jokes around with her brother, and she loves to listen to her fathers

John Grady Cole, the last in a long line of west Texas ranchers, is, at sixteen, poised on the sorrowful, painful edge of manhood. When he realizes the only life he has ever known is disappearing into the past and that cowboys are as doomed as the Comanche who came before them, he leaves on a dangerous and harrowing journey into the beautiful and utterly foreign world that is Mexico. In the guise of a classic Western, All the Pretty Horses is at its heart a lyrical and elegiac coming-of-age story about love, friendship, and loyalty that will leave John Grady, and the reader, changed forever. When his mother decides to sell the cattle ranch he has grown up working, John Grady Cole and his friend Lacey Rawlins

This, however, seems to be inconsistent throughout the story. At times, she appears to be the group's most mature and level-headed member. At others, she acts immature and childlike. Every character's personality develops through the story.

Jasmine Alcaraz 2/12/16 English III B Typical to Real Life My first family trip was to Knotts Berry Farm and all three kids dressed up in the same t-shirt to ride the roller coasters. Are you reminded of your family trip? In the short story, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” by Flannery O’Connor, takes us readers through an unexpected turn on a typical family trip to Florida. O’Connor shows us the cliche of the traditional family and lightly sprinkles just enough realism upon the cracks in the plot to simply disregard the innocence to real life.

Ambitions affect the day to day lives of every individual person . This idea of ambitions and their ability to impact ourselves and others has been a point of intrigue for many writers. The topic of ambition can be found in many works of literature throughout history from shakespeare's play macbeth to Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park. Authors have explored the effects ambitions may have on the individual as well as those close to them. Some examples of these effects can be found in Margaret Laurence's short story “horses of the night” where the ambitions of a young man have consequences for himself, however they inspire his younger cousin.

In the hospital, Matthews is in a coma. The doctors suggest Chris should speak or read to him to stimulate his emotions, to help his recovery. Chris writes up his memories in a notebook, hiding the notebook with a cover of a library book, and read it to him. It works. But Chris is soon uncovered by a deaf-mute boy (Jonas, 15) who can read lips. Once at home, the tables are completely turned, and now his father, unable to speak or move by himself, is abused and psychologically captive. Then, Jonas reports what he knows to the police and they go after Chris, leading to a tragic

I woke to the sound of my sister, Eos, making food in the kitchen. My cat, Lilac, was laying in the sun in the windowsill. “Morning Lilac.” I said softly. She looked towards at the sound of my voice and meowed. “What is it, girl?” I ask, getting up and walking to the window. Outside, I saw a large bird laying on the ground. The bird was pure white, but I noticed the tip of one wing was red. I went into the kitchen and told Eos. “It might be hurt. Let me get a first aid kit and I’ll meet you outside.” She told me. I hurried outside near the bird. I was afraid to get close in case it might attack me. I hope Eos hurries, I thought in my head. Just as I was about to go and get my sister, she came out,

believed these ideas because they were told to him. This is very common, for example your