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1. E- CONTENT FOR CLASS – XI, SUBJECT: ENGLISH - CORE

2. NAME OF THE TEXT BOOK: SUPPLIMENTARY READER: SNAPSHOTS

3. NAME OF THE LESSON: THE SUMMER OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE HORSE Written by: William Saroyan

4. INTRODUCTION This story is about two Armenian cousins, Aram and Mourad who belong to a Gargholenian tribe, lived in a village in San Joaqiun Valley, California. This tribe was poverty stricken, yet hall marked for trust and honesty for eleven centuries. The story is narratored by Aram in the first person. It revolves around the beautiful white horse. In the beginning the boys didn’t feel that they had stolen the horse as they didn’t have any intension of selling it for money, and intended to return the horse to his owner once they learn riding it. But the encounter with John Byro made them feel conscience stricken and returned the horse even though Aram didn’t learn horse riding. John Byro was happy to find his horse stronger, better and well tempered than before.

5. BACKGROUND OF THE STORY ‘ THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE’ In 1915, the Turkish government planned to expel and massacre about 2 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. When the massacres and deportations finally ended, 1.5 million of Turkey’s Armenians were dead and many were forcibly removed. This event is called Genocide – a premeditated and systematic campaign to exterminate on entire Armenian tribe.

6. ABOUT THE AUTHOR William Saroyan was born on 31 st August 1908 in Frenso, California, United States. He was an Armenian – American who made his initial impact during the Depression with a deluge of brash, original, and irreverent stories celebrating the joy of living in-spite of poverty, hunger and insecurity. He is a novelist, playwright and a short story writer. He was awarded the Pultizwe Prize for Drama in 1940 and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film adoption of his novel ‘The Human Comedy.’ He died on 18 th May 1981.

7. MAJOR CHARACTERS Master Aram – Narrator and protagonist of the lesson. A 9 year old innocent and lovable Armenian boy. * Master Mourad – A teenager, Aram’s cousin, who stole the horse to learn riding. He is animal and birds lover. Descendent of Uncle Khosrove. “I have a way with Animals”. .

8. MAJOR CHARACTERS Uncle Khosrove – Huge man with large mustache, home sick, volatile, tempered, furious, irritable and impatient person. He is home sick and yearns to be back in his motherland. He has lost everything there. After leaving Armenia preforce, he feels as if his true home and a part of his identity have been stripped away. This leads to lack of belonging to the new land of Central Valeey- California, where the Armenians have settled. He had a sense of frustrated anger. so for every thing he would roar “It’s No Harm, Pay No Attention To It”. especially when John Byro says he had lost his horse wotrth sixty dollors, he says “Ispit on money. Why are you crying for a lost horse, we have lost everything, its no harm pay no attention to it.” * John Byro – An Assyrian, living alone, visits Aram’s house, lost his horse and finds the horse in the climax. Well tempered and better than before. The beautiful white horse – Symbol of purity and courage. An emblem of the innocence and uncaptivated spirits of the boys .

9. JOHN BYRO An Assyrian, living alone, learnt Armenian and visits Aram’s house, every now and then. He had lost his horse and share about the same with Aram’s family. When finds the horse with the two Armenian boys, he didn’t dare to claim that it was his horse because he knew the Armenian hall mark and respected them. Hence he remarked that the horse was twin of his horse. In the climax, he was happy not only because he found the horse, but also because it has become stronger well tempered and better than before .

10. THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE HORSE . The beautiful white horse is a symbol of purity and courage. An emblem of the innocence and uncaptivated spirits of the boys. on one hand it establishes. Mourad as the gifted child who can get connected with animals easily. And on the other, it represents the dreams and passions that people hole in their hearts. The horse stand as a medium of wish fulfillment of the children who have been subdued in the grim poverty

11. The Garoghlanian Tribe An Armenian tribe which has a reputation for honesty and trust that has been maintained since eleven centuries, despite being extremely poverty stricken. They never resort to any unfair means to get money.

12. The Garoghlanian Tribe The members of the tribe value their pride, integrity and beliefs in right and wrong. It is this reputation that leads to John Byro to believe that the horse the children came with, must be the twin of his horse tooth by tooth. They admit that they have no money at all and get mystified over the way in which they are able to arrange for food for themselves. In fact, they have accepted them being poor to such an extent that they are able to laugh over it, crack jokes about it and they term it as ‘comical poverty. Their response to material possessions is that, they are valueless without the real enjoyment of life. This unique perspective of the world serves to develop the theme concerning the perception of right and wrong.

13. THEME OF THE STORY The redemptive powers of forgiveness, understanding, and honor of the community are themes enhanced through this short story.   * The story conveys the message that economic challenges and bitter truths are absolute and should be practiced under all circumstances. Their poverty doesn’t limit the emotional quotient of the boys. Their love for the horse is sincere and authentic, not motivated by the greed. They have a genuine the need to return that doesn’t belong to them. They exhibit an exalted human reaction of wanting to correct which is wrong.

14. THE JUSTIFICATION OF TITLE The title seems quite appropriate as the story is set in a summer. The boys are free and can focus on the horse riding. The ideas presented lend themselves with the fruition and full blossom of summer. The story revolves around the beautiful white horse. Throughout their summer experiences, they learn essential values like compassion for the animal and trust among themselves. These are the results of the beautiful white horse. The story reaches its climax when the horse is returned, in better shape and temperament than before, and boys have a renewed sense of faith in both them and their love of their horse.

15. LITERARY DEVICES USED Symbolism: The beautiful white horse is the symbol of purity, serenity, calmness and peace. It also represents the aspiration of the boys. Contrast: Generally poverty and sorrow are highlighted with grey color. In this story purposefully the author has used the beautiful white horse exactly in contrast to their life which is covered with grim poverty .

16. Prepared By: Smt. Anuradha V Kolli PGT English JNV Dharwad Karnataka