The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Question Answers

Q1. Discuss the conflict that arises in the story The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse. A1. The climax of the story is when John Byro finds the two boys with a horse. He knows their family is honest, but the horse looks like his horse that was stolen. He also inspects the horse's mouth. The conflict is that John is looking for his horse, and they want to keep it longer. The theft is resolved after they return the horse. The unresolved conflict is the boys aren't punished for the theft. Perhaps it is because Mr. Byro is trying to protect the kids since their family doesn't seem to realize they had the horse for several weeks. Or maybe Mr. Byro feels it is unnecessary as his horse was returned," Stronger than ever. Better- tempered too." From the beginning of the story,Saroyan snatches our heart about two young boys disputing whether they should return the horse or not. At last, the two young boys return the horse to John Byro, the real owner of the horse.Here,Saroyan pushes the story to the climax. At the same time, John Byro is very happy, and thinks his horse "is stronger than ever. Better tempered, even "thanks God." Thus, the main conflict is resolved with the joy of the farmer. But we know the two unfortunate boys are too poor to afford a horse, even if they have strong desire to ride a horse. This conflict isn't resolved until the end of the story. Q2. Pick an example of Verbal Irony in the story. A2. Saroyan in his story uses Uncle Khosroves verbal ironies to show the contrast between the characters personalities. For example, for John Byro, horse is an important part of his life and losing it, makes his life uneasy. He is sad and angry at the theft. In contrast, Uncle Khosrove reacts differently when he hears of the story; Its no harm. What is the loss of a horse? His reaction might be provocative; he sees no value in a horse. His reaction makes him look crazy, but when we look closer, he shows something deep and meaningful. By using Uncle Khosroves verbal ironies, the author wants us to pay attention to different values like : patriotism, identity, or solidarity. He makes the point, that the appreciation of life is more valuable than to prize the material things. Q3. What kind of atmosphere does Saroyan create in his story? A3.Saroyan by introducing life of Aram and Mourad at the beginning of the story emphasizes how they were full of life and lead life with a mysterious dream. Then he gives a lot of information about their struggle in their life nvironmentally and economically such as the whole tribe was poverty-stricken .After all the struggles he shows how they are proud of their "past and history by telling a story about two young boys that they steal a horse to dress their dreams with a lot of edgy thoughts and emotions. Over all he tries in whole story to make a point how the "Garoghlanian tribe" tried and fought from children to adult to keep their pride safe and secure. Q4: What methods does the author use to create atmosphere? A4. In The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse, the author creates the sad emotion and hopeiess atmosphere throughout the story. The presentation of the most amazing and comical poverty and the description of the environment where they live at the edge

of town give readers an impression about the poor condition and the unsatisfactory situation they have to face and adapt to. Even though the nine year old boy, Aram, thinks the life was still a delightful and mysterious dream, the fact that he has no alternative to return the horse, my heart, is strongly affected by us. In addition, along the conflicts development, several characters personalities show readers the shine of the hope. The story is told as a memoir, so it also brings missing atmosphere because we are often nostalgic for our childhood. These methods make the story rich and moving. Q5. What moral conflicts have been presented in the story? A5. In "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse," a moral conflict is present, which is keeping the white horse for a ride or returning it. However, Aram and Mourad think taking the horse is different from "stealing something else such as money." Because they want to study how to ride the horse, they keep the horse for a couple of weeks, but finally they return it. Therefore, they still maintain the good reputation of the Garoghlanian family. In a word, the conflict is clear, and the good results are acquired in the end. Thus, I think Aram and Mourad make a right decision. Q6: Mark examples of verbal irony either by narrator or other characters. Explain how a characters verbal irony helps characterize him or her. A Clever Man John Byro is not only a fearful farmer but also an intelligent man. When Byro runs into two teenagers, Mourad and Aram, with a horse, he does not point out the horse is stolen form himself weeks ago even though he can swear that. Yet the horse is the twin of my horse, Byro said. It is very surprise to us because there is a good chance for Byro directly takes his horse back. Of course Byro respects the fame of the teenagers family that and does not dare to confront the fact. However, after a deeply considering, we can find Byros action is very brainy. Actually, the following morning the horse is sent back to Byros vineyard. Finally, Byro gets back the horse and protects the reputation of Garoghlanian family because he is a clever man. Q7: What problems do the boys have? How do they attempt to solve them? A7: Mourads problem is that their family was living in comical poverty: We never got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies. When Mourad wants a horse to ride, he steals someone elses horse. Actually, the Garoghlanian family has a good reputation: We were famous for our honesty. No member of the Garoghlanian family could be a thief. Everyone trusts them and respects them. He said: stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing. He justified his actions by not selling the horse. At the end of the story, he returned the horse and kept his good reputation.

Q8. Comment on the beginning of the story? A8. In The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse, the author William Saroyan portrays the horse see . . .so magnificent, smell . . .so lovely, hear . . .so exciting. The young boy Aram is deeply attracted by the horse when he senses that it is different from other horses. The atmosphere will let Aram run out of his horse to touch and ride the horse. The author did not say Beautiful but the atmosphere makes the horse the most beautiful one. Q9. What elements in the story make it interesting to read?

A9.In the story "The Summer Of A Beautiful White Horse" by William Saroyan the main protagonist and antagonist are John Byro and Mourad, respectively. John Byro is a lonely farmer (no family, no friends, no kids). He is hardworking, mature and a peaceful man. Byro is very corageous and an honest old farmer. His experience and age made him smart and wise. Reader sympathizes with Byro for his good temper and friendly mind. As an opposite to Byro Saroyan introduces us with Mourad. He is young, crazy, full of energy and surrounded by infinite number of relatives. Regardless his actions he is trusted by people of his city because of the family reputation. Although he is very young, he is smart and skilful. However he is dishonest and a little careless. The conflict between two different generations under one "roof" and two different characters makes the story interesting to read. The fact that these two people are both wise makes the conflict and the story in general magnetic.

Q10. You will probably agree that this story does not have breathless adventure and exciting action. Then what in your opinion makes it interesting? A10. There are various reasons which make this story mind-gripping and a real page turner.The innocence of the language keeps us in suspense about the belongingness of the horse. There is mystery and enchantment behind riding the horse. The interesting feature which makes this story captivating is the way in which the relationship between the author and his cousin develops. Q11. Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience-stricken or because they were afraid? A11. The most beautiful essence of this story is the fact that the boys were very innocent and meant no harm to anyone. They were just dreamy and wished to ride a horse. It pricked their conscience when they saw the clean heart of the farmer, John Byro, who didn't suspect them even for once for stealing the horse. They were not afraid but were guilt-stricken when they met a pure-hearted soul like John, who couldn't even think of people of their clan stealing, even after he said it was confirmed that the horse resembled his, just like twins. The children might have also been afraid of ruining the prestige and honor of their families.

The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Summary This is a story of two tribal Armenian boys who belonged to the Garoghlanian tribe. For their family, even at times of extreme poverty nothing could match the importance of honesty. They never did anything wrong and never lied or never even stole anything. The story talks about an incident that revolves around two cousins Aram who is nine years old and Mourad who is thirteen. The world, for Aram, at that time, seemed to be a delightful and extremely joyous yet mysterious dream. People believed in every imaginable kind of magnificence. Mourad was considered to be crazy by everybody he knew. The story opens with Mourad coming to Aram's house at four in the morning one fine day. He tapped on the window to Aram's room. When Aram looked out of the window, he was taken aback and startled to see Mourad riding a beautiful white horse. In fact, he was so dazed that Mourad had to say Yes, it's a horse. You are not dreaming. All this was too unbelievable because Aram knew that they were too poor to be able to afford to buy a horse. The only way Mourad could possess it could be by stealing. They were too honest to lie and yet too crazy to ride a horse. Thus, they kept the horse for two weeks, enjoying its ride in cool air and singing to their heart's content on the country roads. They hid it from the rest of the world by keeping it in a barn of the deserted vineyard. Meanwhile, Aram came to know that the horse was stolen from John Byro. They planned not to return it to him so soon although it pricked their conscience because ,to steal, was completely against their ethics and tribal norms. One fine day they came across John, the farmer. Such was the boys' family famous for their honesty that the thought of his horse being stolen by the boys never crossed John's mind. He was just amazed at the resemblance and said: I would swear it is my horse if I did not know your parents. This moving experience led the boys towards John's vineyard the very next morning. They left the horse in the barn after patting it affectionately. Later that day, John seemed to be very pleased and shared the news of the return of his horse with Aram's mother. The story teaches us the importance and necessity of honesty even in the face of greed and passion.

Voice of the Rain Summary The speaker enquired from the soft falling shower as to who or what it really is? Though it may appear to be very strange to express it in words, yet the soft rain seemed to give the speaker an answer which can be translated as follows: that it is the poem of the earth that rises eternally from an impalpable; not palpable; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; intangible: difficult for the mind to grasp readily or easily:(of powder) so fine that when rubbed between the fingers no grit is felt; something that cannot be touched; portion of the land and the bottomless sea. Upward to heaven, to the immeasurable heights of the sky, from whence it vaguely forms, altogether change and yet the same. It descends to lave; (of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash: Obsolete. To ladle; pour or dip with a ladle: wash or bathe; the droughts; a period of dry weather, esp. a long one that is injurious to crops: an extended shortage; atomies; tiny particles; and the dust layers of the globe. All that is in the world without the rain were only seeds that are latent; hidden; and unborn. Eternally, day and night, and round the clock, it gives back life to its own origin, to make the earth pure and beautify it. (For song, issuing from its birth place, after fulfillment, wandering Reckd or unreckd, duly with love returns); to have care, concern, or regard (often fol. by of, with, or a clause): to take heed: Archaic . To be of concern or importance; matter.