Class 11 English — Chapter 1: The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
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What you'll learn
- ▸The Garoghlanian Tribe's Identity and Values
- ▸Character Analysis of Mourad
- ▸Character Analysis of Aram
- ▸Thematic Conflict: Honesty vs. Desire
- ▸Symbolism of the White Horse
- ▸Narrative Tone and Setting
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- 11073CH01 I The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse William Saroyan This story is about two poor Armenian boys who belong to a tribe whose hallmarks are trust and honesty. ONE day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room. Aram, he said. I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window. I couldn't believe what I saw. It wasn't morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn't dreaming. My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse. I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes.…
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- What time did Mourad arrive at Aram's house? Get Solution →
- What was Mourad sitting on when he arrived at Aram's window? Get Solution →
- What is the name of the family tribe to which the boys belong? Get Solution →
Did you know?
- 💡 Horses sleep standing up using a special 'stay apparatus' in their legs.
- 💡 The first horses evolved over 50 million years ago from a small forest creature.
- 💡 Horses communicate their emotions using twelve distinct facial expressions.
- 💡 Armenia was the first country to officially adopt Christianity as its state religion.
- 💡 The oldest known leather shoe, 5,500 years old, was discovered in an Armenian cave.
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