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Black Beauty is a wonderful book written by Anna Sewell.

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Black Beauty was a horse born on a farm in Victorian England. He was raised by his mother Duchess. They were token care of by the kind Farmer Grey. Beauty learns that humans can be a horse’s greatest friend or a horse’s worst enemy depending on the situation. He starts to learn that not all horses are as lucky as he is. He spends the first part of his life well loved and cared for.

Beauty is sold to Squire Gordon at Birtwick Park, where he spends some of his life advice happy as a horse can be. John Manly, a kind, caring, and wise groom takes care of him. He makes friends with the other horses there. These horses were Ginger and Merrylegs. He has many jobs including being ridden one night for a doctor to save Squire Gordon’s wife’s life.

When Mrs.Gordon got sickness they had to move to a warmer climate. Squire Gordon then sells all the horses He owned. Beauty’s life flips upside down. He is sold to many different owners who neglect him. One night, a drunk groom, Reuben made him to fall, killing himself and injuring Beauty. He is not a fashionable horse but just a horse for rent.

Horse for rent is a tough life for him. He is then sold to Jerry Barker, a cab driver in London. Jerry is an amazing cabbie and excellent with horses and has a great personality. Although his life is hard, Beauty loved his work and Jerry.

For a while things look good for Beauty. But, after a brutal storm brought bronchitis, Jerry moves to the country, giving up his cab life. Beauty is sold to another series of owners who work him so hard he drops, literally.

Beauty is nearly dead from work and injury, but a wise vet fixes him up so that he can sell him later. A kind grandfather and his grandson buy him and nurture him to health. At the end of the book, a family who recognizes him as Squire Gordon’s beloved Black Beauty buys him and give him the life he deserves in his last years.

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Although I would have rather read a sci-fi book I really liked Black Beauty. The format the book was written in is not something you would see in a modern book. Black Beauty has opened my eyes about animals being mistreated. It is unlike any book I have ever read. The best part wasn’t it was written through a horses perspective. I would recommend this book to people. Idea it opened my eyes about animals being abused then it should open other people eyes to. If more people read this book maybe there will be a change.

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Irony is used throughout the story to show the opinions of horses about others. “Then one dragged me along by the halter, another flung behind me, and this wan the first experience I had of men’s kindness; it was all force” says Ginger.

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Simile- the author often uses figuratively language in the story to show how Beauty’s masters treated him. “ those who have had a bit in their mouths cannot think how bad it feels; a great piece of cold harsh steel as thick as a mans finger to be pushed in you mouth”. This is one of many similes in the story.

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Anna often uses imagery in the story to help readers better understand what owners did to treat their horses badly. “The horse was an old worn/out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through. The knees were knocked over and the forelegs were unsteady. I had been eating somebody hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way and the poor little creature put out he long thin neck, and picked it up, and looked about for more”.

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The common mood in Black Beauty is sad and depressing. For instance, when a cart passed by with a dead horse inside it, Black Beauty assumes it’s Ginger. The author sets a depressing mood by describing the effects of over working a horse. Black Beauty and many other horses in the story are over workedby their owners.

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Black Beauty is written in first person point of view. You know this because of words like I, my, mine, me, etc.

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Fortunately, Beauty survives and gets sold to a kind farmer and his son. Together they nurish Beauty back to health. Finally, Black Beauty gets sold for the last time to a family nearby. One of their grooms came out to be Joe Green, one of Birtwic’s old stable boys. Hoes recognizes Beauty. The family promised to never sell beauty, giving him a happy ending.

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after healing from a horrific injury, Beauty is sold from one owner to another. After a few owners Beauty is sold to Jerry Barker, a kind London cabbie. Beauty spends a long time with Jerry, but unfortunately Jerry gets sick and has to move to a warmer country. Beauty then gets sold from one hellish owner to another until Beauty can’t handle anymore and drops.

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The setting in Black Beauty is 19th century england.

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Animals also feel pain- The main theme portrayed throughout Black Beauty is animals also feel pain. Black beauty and many other horses were treated horribly throughout the passage. Somebody examples of this are the breaking-in of horses, the bits put in their mouths, the saddle put on their backs, the horrific check rein, the pulling of heavy carts, and getting whipped. Anna Sewell gives these horses a voice hoping it will help people realize that animals feel pain too.

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Black Beauty- Black beauty isn’t the main characters. he is a strong beautiful black horse. Beauty works hard and never gives up.

Duchess- Duchess is Black Beauty’s mom. She raises Beauty to try his best and be the best horse he can.

Farmer Grey-  Farmer Grey is Black Beauty’s first master. He is kind and gentle. He handled breaking-in Black Beauty very well.

Squire Gordon- Squire Gordon is the man in who buy Black Beauty from Farmer Grey. He is kind and makes sure all his horses are well taken care of.

Merrylegs- Merrylegs is a happy, cute, and little horse. Beauty and Merrylegs become friends quickly.

Ginger - Ginger is a beautiful chestnut horse. She is ill-tempered due to being treated badly in the past.

John Manly- John Manly is a loving, kind, wise coachman at Squire Gordon’s estate.

Mrs.Gordon- Mrs.Gordon is Squire Gordon’s wife. She is courages, kind, caring, and unfurtunatly sick.

Earl of W—— Earl of W— is Beauty’s owner after Squire Gordon. He would have been a good owner of it wasn’t for the tight reins.

Mr.York- Mr.york is Erals coachman. He knew that the reins hurt the horses but never spoke up out of being scared.

Reuben Smith- Reauben Smith was a caring coach man but his addiction to alchahol cases his death and the injury of Black Beauty.

Jeremiah Barker- Jeremiah Barker was a London cabbie who had an amazing personality.

Farmer Thoroughgood- Farmer Thoroughgood was a kind farmer who nurtured Black Beauty back to health.

Miss Bloomfield & Miss Elen- These women were Beauty’s last masters. They were king and promised never to sell Black Beauty.