Black Beauty is a horse who faces trials and tribulations. He is constantly sold to different farmers, some nice, some evil. He meets the latter more often. He is mistreated to the point that his original beauty is replaced with tiredness. He meets some friends for life, but one, Ginger, has been so mistreated that she hates humans. She cannot stand them. Black Beauty and Ginger become friends but are sold to seperate farms. The next time they see each other, Ginger is on the verge of collapse. The next day, she dies. Black Beauty then meets a nice farmer who takes her in. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Animal story Yes Kind of animal: Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14 Animal talks/thinks aloud? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a kid Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 () Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - farm - lot of descript of animal care Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |