The rain is clearly a factor in this story and the impact it has on the man's emotional and mental state re-enforces the reader's perception that the man is clearly at conflict with a natural force, the rain. The author's negative choice of words when describing the rain and anything it touches expands upon the feeling of gloom present in this short story. "The distance had vanished in a wall of grey. All around him the fields were jumping and screaming." and words such as "icy rain on his bare skull" lacks any form of enthusiasm and thus creates an environment gloomy, if not hostile.
The horse seems to be the natural wild inner persona of the man that he tries to 'defend himself from' after years of being away from his wonderful land .Hughes creates a dramatic and impactful imagery as the man who surges in his quest for survival when he struggles to 'release himself from the thorns' implying that old memories die hard, leaving the readers on the edge wondering how he is going to pull through the tough situation of escaping the physical horse.It seems that the horse is 'definitely after him' because nature does not want the man to slip out of reality and forget to appreciate its beauty . The man's fear of the 'rain horse' is finally vanquished as the animal 'almost obediently' stopped and listened to the man; ironic to the past few scenes where there is a conflict between the man and the horse
Presenting the Rain horse to be an imaginary wild creature , Hughes interestingly dramatizes the moment of the sudden charge of the horse and the character's reaction to it. His question of whether being 'playful or not'sets an questionable situation , but as it turns out to be the opposite, it seems to be 'definitely after him.' The man seems to fight nature with nature being unable to realize the power held within both of them, 'astonished...impact'.Hence being severely shocked as on experiencing such a deadly instinct of it, hence the intensity of drama heightened. The action of trying to free 'himself....thorns' presents the man's changed attitude towards nature as it tries to bring him twelve year back in time , but the extremity of drama here switches the subject of concern and hence the readers are steadily made to flow with the restlessness and quick scenes of the moment unable to see the man as a changed mind but as a creature behaving normally when in fear. The dramatic effect of the plot lies in deep depths of fear and sadness , but the presentation of it plas the trick in enhancing the moment.
Hughes vividly presents the horse as a menacing creature and as a threat to the life of the young man as it chases him downhill. The man as a result gains a "savage energy" which causes him to lose sympathy for nature and hence is provoked to think that the horse deserved to have its "neck broken" for chasing him downhill. He also finds it "stupid" to be frightened of a horse, who are generally slaves of humans and timid and coy in nature. As it chases him his fright and anger at and from nature causes him to have an adrenaline rush down his spine and he, for a moment becomes invincible, having enough power of countering the fierce "red-veined eyeball" horse.
The rain is clearly a factor in this story and the impact it has on the man's emotional and mental state re-enforces the reader's perception that the man is clearly at conflict with a natural force, the rain. The author's negative choice of words when describing the rain and anything it touches expands upon the feeling of gloom present in this short story. "The distance had vanished in a wall of grey. All around him the fields were jumping and screaming." and words such as "icy rain on his bare skull" lacks any form of enthusiasm and thus creates an environment gloomy, if not hostile.
ReplyDeleteThe horse seems to be the natural wild inner persona of the man that he tries to 'defend himself from' after years of being away from his wonderful land .Hughes creates a dramatic and impactful imagery as the man who surges in his quest for survival when he struggles to 'release himself from the thorns' implying that old memories die hard, leaving the readers on the edge wondering how he is going to pull through the tough situation of escaping the physical horse.It seems that the horse is 'definitely after him' because nature does not want the man to slip out of reality and forget to appreciate its beauty . The man's fear of the 'rain horse' is finally vanquished as the animal 'almost obediently' stopped and listened to the man; ironic to the past few scenes where there is a conflict between the man and the horse
ReplyDeletePresenting the Rain horse to be an imaginary wild creature , Hughes interestingly dramatizes the moment of the sudden charge of the horse and the character's reaction to it. His question of whether being 'playful or not'sets an questionable situation , but as it turns out to be the opposite, it seems to be 'definitely after him.' The man seems to fight nature with nature being unable to realize the power held within both of them, 'astonished...impact'.Hence being severely shocked as on experiencing such a deadly instinct of it, hence the intensity of drama heightened. The action of trying to free 'himself....thorns' presents the man's changed attitude towards nature as it tries to bring him twelve year back in time , but the extremity of drama here switches the subject of concern and hence the readers are steadily made to flow with the restlessness and quick scenes of the moment unable to see the man as a changed mind but as a creature behaving normally when in fear. The dramatic effect of the plot lies in deep depths of fear and sadness , but the presentation of it plas the trick in enhancing the moment.
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DeleteHughes vividly presents the horse as a menacing creature and as a threat to the life of the young man as it chases him downhill. The man as a result gains a "savage energy" which causes him to lose sympathy for nature and hence is provoked to think that the horse deserved to have its "neck broken" for chasing him downhill. He also finds it "stupid" to be frightened of a horse, who are generally slaves of humans and timid and coy in nature. As it chases him his fright and anger at and from nature causes him to have an adrenaline rush down his spine and he, for a moment becomes invincible, having enough power of countering the fierce "red-veined eyeball" horse.
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