What is the main idea of black beauty?

Answer 1

Black Beauty opens with its main character describing his first memory as that of a "pleasant meadow." The reader is told about his life as a colt, his mother's advice on how to behave as a well-bred horse, and his master's kind care. When Black Beauty is two, he witnesses the brutality of a hunt for a hare and the tragedy of one of the riders being killed in a fall from his horse. At age four, Black Beauty is broken in to the use of the saddle, bridle, and carriage harness. He describes how bad the bit feels as well as getting his first shoes. Then he is sent to a neighbor's pasture near a railroad to get used to the sounds he might hear when out on the road and is thus prepared to start work. He is sold to Squire Gordon and is named by Mrs. Gordon. Birtwick Hall becomes his pleasant home for more than three years. Here he meets the horses Merrylegs, Ginger, and Sir Oliver, and the grooms James Howard and John Manly. He learns that Ginger got her ill-tempered nature from a hard life with previous owners, and that Sir Oliver got a shortened tail when a thoughtless fashion dictated that it be cut. Sir Oliver also reveals the painful practices of bobbing tails and ears on dogs. Merrylegs, a pony, is a trusted playmate of the Gordon and Blomefield children. Squire Gordon and John Manly are both known to take issue with those who mistreat horses. Stable hand James gets an opportunity for a better position elsewhere and leaves Birtwick, but before he goes, he drives the Gordons on a trip to see friends. At a stop on the way, the stable catches on fire, but James calmly and valiantly manages to save Beauty and Ginger. Little Joe Green replaces James. Joe does not know how to properly put up the hot and tired Beauty after an emergency run to get the doctor for Mrs. Gordon, and as a result, Beauty becomes very sick. Joe grieves over his mistake and thereafter devotes himself to learning horse care. He even testifies against a man he sees flogging two horses. Life changes, though, when the Gordons must move to a warmer climate for Mrs. Gordon's health. Joe and Merrylegs go to the Vicar Blomefield's, and Beauty and Ginger are sold to Earlshall Park. Part 2 The mistress at Earlshall insists on using the bearing rein, which is very painful for the horses, but the stable manager, Mr. York cannot object. One day Ginger rebels and goes wild. She is then used as a hunter. When the Earl and some of the family go to London, the Lady Anne takes to riding Beauty, calling him Black Auster. When she tries another horse on one ride and is thrown, Beauty races for help and is much praised. He thinks he has settled into a good home, but then the stable hand Reuben Smith gets drunk and takes Beauty on a dangerous ride that results in Smith's death and ruined knees for Beauty. Ginger is also ruined by hard riding, but is given a chance to recover. Beauty, however, is sold to a livery stable. As a job horse, Beauty is subjected to being hired by people with poor driving skills and little knowledge of the care of horses. One customer, though, recognizes Beauty's value and arranges for him to be sold to Mr. Barry, a gentleman who hires a groom for Beauty. The groom steals Beauty's feed and has to be arrested. The next groom is too lazy to take care of Beauty and causes him to get thrush. Disgusted by all the trouble of keeping a horse, Mr. Barry sells Beauty. Part 3 Beauty is sold at a horse fair to Jerry Barker, a London cab driver, and is called Jack. His stable mate is Captain, a former cavalry horse. Beauty learns the ropes of pulling a cab in the busy streets of London. The hard life is made bearable by Jerry's skillful and kind treatment. Jerry has a loving family with his wife Polly and children Harry and Dolly. He is a very ethical man who will not drink and will not work on Sundays or take fares that will needlessly overwork his horses. He will, however, take pains to do a charitable act. One of Jerry's friends is a sensible and good-hearted cab driver called Governor Grant who serves as the elder advisor for the other drivers. While many customers are thoughtless, some are considerate of the horses. Similarly, some cab drivers are negligent of their horses because they do not own the horses, but work for shares. For these men, life is nearly as hard as it is for the horses. By chance, one day Black Beauty sees Ginger, who has become one of these leased cab horses and very mistreated. She is in such pain that she yearns for death. Later, Beauty happens to see Ginger's body being carted away. Shortly afterwards, Jerry and Captain are involved in a carriage accident that causes Captain to be put down and replaced by Hotspur. At New Year's, a couple of customers keep Jerry waiting in the bitter cold while they party. As a result, Jerry becomes very ill with bronchitis and cannot work. Grant helps out by giving the energetic Hotspur a half-day's work each day and giving half the fares to Polly. When Jerry recovers, the doctor says that he can no longer work as a cab driver. However, Mrs. Fowler, Polly's former employer, hires Jerry to be her coachman in the country and provides a cottage for the family. They go on to a wonderful new life, but the horses have to be sold. Grant buys Hotspur, and promises Jerry to find a good place for Beauty. Part 4Beauty is sold to a corn dealer who is good to him, but the dealer's foreman, Jakes, overworks the horses and uses the bearing rein. However, he takes the advice of a lady who advises that Beauty could work better if the bearing rein is removed. Jakes is so impressed by the lady's concern that he is easier on Beauty after that. However, the dark stables nearly make Beauty blind, and he is sold to a cab business again. This time his owner, Nicholas Skinner, has several shabby cabs and a group of overworked drivers who take out their frustration over their hardships by abusing the horses. When a customer insists on the cab carrying a load too heavy for Beauty, the horse collapses. He is saved from being put down by a farrier who finds that Beauty's wind is not broken. Beauty is taken to auction where he is bought by Farmer Thoroughgood and his compassionate grandson who believe that they can rehabilitate Beauty in their country meadow. They are successful and sell Beauty to Ellen and Lavinia Blomefield. Joe Green is still working for the Blomefield family and recognizes Black Beauty, who then settles into a long, happy life in his last home.

Black Beauty opens with its main character describing his first memory as that of a "pleasant meadow." The reader is told about his life as a colt, his mother's advice on how to behave as a well-bred horse, and his master's kind care. When Black Beauty is two, he witnesses the brutality of a hunt for a hare and the tragedy of one of the riders being killed in a fall from his horse. At age four, Black Beauty is broken in to the use of the saddle, bridle, and carriage harness. He describes how bad the bit feels as well as getting his first shoes. Then he is sent to a neighbor's pasture near a railroad to get used to the sounds he might hear when out on the road and is thus prepared to start work. He is sold to Squire Gordon and is named by Mrs. Gordon. Birtwick Hall becomes his pleasant home for more than three years. Here he meets the horses Merrylegs, Ginger, and Sir Oliver, and the grooms James Howard and John Manly. He learns that Ginger got her ill-tempered nature from a hard life with previous owners, and that Sir Oliver got a shortened tail when a thoughtless fashion dictated that it be cut. Sir Oliver also reveals the painful practices of bobbing tails and ears on dogs. Merrylegs, a pony, is a trusted playmate of the Gordon and Blomefield children. Squire Gordon and John Manly are both known to take issue with those who mistreat horses. Stable hand James gets an opportunity for a better position elsewhere and leaves Birtwick, but before he goes, he drives the Gordons on a trip to see friends. At a stop on the way, the stable catches on fire, but James calmly and valiantly manages to save Beauty and Ginger. Little Joe Green replaces James. Joe does not know how to properly put up the hot and tired Beauty after an emergency run to get the doctor for Mrs. Gordon, and as a result, Beauty becomes very sick. Joe grieves over his mistake and thereafter devotes himself to learning horse care. He even testifies against a man he sees flogging two horses. Life changes, though, when the Gordons must move to a warmer climate for Mrs. Gordon's health. Joe and Merrylegs go to the Vicar Blomefield's, and Beauty and Ginger are sold to Earlshall Park.

Part 2

The mistress at Earlshall insists on using the bearing rein, which is very painful for the horses, but the stable manager, Mr. York cannot object. One day Ginger rebels and goes wild. She is then used as a hunter. When the Earl and some of the family go to London, the Lady Anne takes to riding Beauty, calling him Black Auster. When she tries another horse on one ride and is thrown, Beauty races for help and is much praised. He thinks he has settled into a good home, but then the stable hand Reuben Smith gets drunk and takes Beauty on a dangerous ride that results in Smith's death and ruined knees for Beauty. Ginger is also ruined by hard riding, but is given a chance to recover. Beauty, however, is sold to a livery stable. As a job horse, Beauty is subjected to being hired by people with poor driving skills and little knowledge of the care of horses. One customer, though, recognizes Beauty's value and arranges for him to be sold to Mr. Barry, a gentleman who hires a groom for Beauty. The groom steals Beauty's feed and has to be arrested. The next groom is too lazy to take care of Beauty and causes him to get thrush. Disgusted by all the trouble of keeping a horse, Mr. Barry sells Beauty.

Part 3

Beauty is sold at a horse fair to Jerry Barker, a London cab driver, and is called Jack. His stable mate is Captain, a former cavalry horse. Beauty learns the ropes of pulling a cab in the busy streets of London. The hard life is made bearable by Jerry's skillful and kind treatment. Jerry has a loving family with his wife Polly and children Harry and Dolly. He is a very ethical man who will not drink and will not work on Sundays or take fares that will needlessly overwork his horses. He will, however, take pains to do a charitable act. One of Jerry's friends is a sensible and good-hearted cab driver called Governor Grant who serves as the elder advisor for the other drivers. While many customers are thoughtless, some are considerate of the horses. Similarly, some cab drivers are negligent of their horses because they do not own the horses, but work for shares. For these men, life is nearly as hard as it is for the horses. By chance, one day Black Beauty sees Ginger, who has become one of these leased cab horses and very mistreated. She is in such pain that she yearns for death. Later, Beauty happens to see Ginger's body being carted away. Shortly afterwards, Jerry and Captain are involved in a carriage accident that causes Captain to be put down and replaced by Hotspur. At New Year's, a couple of customers keep Jerry waiting in the bitter cold while they party. As a result, Jerry becomes very ill with bronchitis and cannot work. Grant helps out by giving the energetic Hotspur a half-day's work each day and giving half the fares to Polly. When Jerry recovers, the doctor says that he can no longer work as a cab driver. However, Mrs. Fowler, Polly's former employer, hires Jerry to be her coachman in the country and provides a cottage for the family. They go on to a wonderful new life, but the horses have to be sold. Grant buys Hotspur, and promises Jerry to find a good place for Beauty.

Part 4

Beauty is sold to a corn dealer who is good to him, but the dealer's foreman, Jakes, overworks the horses and uses the bearing rein. However, he takes the advice of a lady who advises that Beauty could work better if the bearing rein is removed. Jakes is so impressed by the lady's concern that he is easier on Beauty after that. However, the dark stables nearly make Beauty blind, and he is sold to a cab business again. This time his owner, Nicholas Skinner, has several shabby cabs and a group of overworked drivers who take out their frustration over their hardships by abusing the horses. When a customer insists on the cab carrying a load too heavy for Beauty, the horse collapses. He is saved from being put down by a farrier who finds that Beauty's wind is not broken. Beauty is taken to auction where he is bought by Farmer Thoroughgood and his compassionate grandson who believe that they can rehabilitate Beauty in their country meadow. They are successful and sell Beauty to Ellen and Lavinia Blomefield. Joe Green is still working for the Blomefield family and recognizes Black Beauty, who then settles into a long, happy life in his last home.

Answer 2

Black beauty is such an obedient horse . He obeys his mother's advice not to bite or kick even in play . He is also a loyal horse as he follows his master's orders even though they force him to wear the painful checkrein .He also help his master by bringing Dr. White to Squire Gordon's house when Mrs. Gordon fell ill.

Answer 3

This book is a classic and it's like everybody seems to know what it's about. Actually from today's perspective "Black Beauty" seems to be regarded as a children's book -- especially for pre-teen girls with a deep affection for horses. This misconception certainly has to do with the many film adaptations we grew up with. Every school kid should probably read it, but the sheer convenience of watching a movie might make an end to this plan.

The novel by Anna Sewell shed light on the mistreatment of horses, tho' Anna never saw this book coming to the shelves. Some sources say that it actually helped to abolish certain practises shortly after it came out (like the cruel practice of using the check-rein (or "bearing rein", a strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck). She died before its publication in November 1877.

The sheer beauty of this book is that it has to be re-discovered by reading it or -- even better in this case -- having it read to you. It revolves around a good deal of a lifespan of a high-bred horse called "Black Beauty" - a black stallion. His fortunes and misfortunes are mixed with lovely dialogues he has with other horses. We learn about their stories and what they have seen and heard.

The good and bad humans he finds himself made subject to are the real story here. It's not so much about him; it's all about human society and how it deals especially with animals and weak or strong beings in general. His -- final? - rescue to seemingly safe and kind hands feels like a release from all pain and suffering. But as we have learned, humans promise a lot and often can't keep their well-intended promises due to reasons horses can't even start to understand.

And that's what it's all about. Beauty's perception of the world is one were humans rule everything. His job is to obey. Even in his deepest despair we see that he wouldn't even start to think of revolting against plain wrongdoing of humans. This becomes strikingly clear when in the last chapters Beauty comes to the conclusion that humans are the strongest beings. What a funny thought. We all know that a horse is physically stronger than a human, but Beauty is trapped in his moral. His mother's motto used to be: "Always do your best and don't start to complain". May I add here that especially this trade of character isn't particularly common with me? Just a joke! But maybe an explanation why this book counts as typical "good-girl" literature.

What's being described in this fine piece of writing is something else and Anna Sewell doesn't beat around the bush. She wanted to make a point against mistreating of "inferior" creatures in a time when such thinking wasn't regarded as popular or self-evident. Even today we tend to treat animals as things more than beings that got feelings and a sense for liberty. A very disappointing streak in human behaviour is that we tend to think about "number one" and after that not too much follows. As a consequence we tread on weaker beings that don't complain in order to have it easier for ourselves. Some folks simply choose to lay all solutions to their own problems on the backs of others. Especially when this is being done at the cost of a helpless animal a well-known monster lurks back at us. What could be worse than mistreating a helpless creature and working it to death? Does this ring a bell with us -- death by work? Ignorance, non-dialectic thinking and denial of empathy lead to catastrophes of gigantic proportions.

Actually Anna Sewell doesn't make it that easy on herself. There is a very striking section in the third part of this book where she let's a carriage man explain why he has to exploit his horses. Not because he acts out of a sick state of mind but because he doesn't have any other financial choice. With this unexpected twist she accuses society's mechanisms in general but she doesn't show us any consequences or solutions. Everybody seems to be a perpetrator and at the same time a victim. Only well-off folks seem to be able to show a dignified manner towards their animals. This solution to the dilemma naturally isn't one: be nice if you can afford it. The one thing that's certain is that today we got machines that work for us the way horses used to work for us. Today we treat four legged beings them like pets, sport devices for well-off folks or as a prolonged dream of ourselves regarding pace and elegance. But don't dare to look any farther. Industrial meat production isn't too far around the corner as well as animal tests. All for our well being and vanity. "For fashion" -- one of the strongest sentences of one of Beauty's companions.

So, what's left to say? After giving it a second thought it might well be that you'll find that all mentioned topics aren't overcome yet. So here we go, a highly modern book. It just doesn't give you any clues on how to solve the underlying problems. In this aspect it remains a (strikingly poignant) description of the human condition and the state we're still in.

Answer 4

Black Beauty, a horse, tells the story of his life in his own

words. It is a story of how he was treated with kindness

and love when he was young, but how his treatment

changed at the hands of different owners: some were kind

and cared for him properly, but others were careless or

unkind, and this led to illness and injury.black beauty was a

kind and gentle horse.but fate has put him in the hands of

cruel masters.now he is in danger of being worked to

death! Before its too late ,someone must rescue

Black Beauty.

Black Beauty spent his young life with his

mother on Farmer Grey's farm. Farmer Grey was a good,

kind man and the horses had a good life. His mother told

him that not all people were good and she gave him some

advice: 'Always be good so people will love you. Always

work hard and do your best'. Black Beauty tried to follow

this advice all his life. The stable boy, James, got a better job

with a nearby farmer so he was trained by the head groom.

One day, when he drove the carriage led by Black Beauty,

they nearly had an accident. Thanks to the clever horse,

they avoided a broken bridge and got home later but safe.

Black Beauty saved Mrs Gordon's life

when he ran very fast to bring the doctor to her. He then

became ill himself because a new groom didn't look after

him properly when he got back. : One day, a groom called

Reuben Smith was left in charge of the horses. He got drunk and rode

Black Beauty very hard and used a whip. Black Beauty lost

a shoe and eventually fell. Smith was killed in the accident

and Black Beauty's legs were badly cut. He survived but

his legs were scarred and Lord Westland decided to sell

him. Black Beauty's next home was with a London cab

driver, Jerry Barker. Jerry and his family treated Black

Beauty very well, but the work was hard and the hours

were long. Jerry became ill and had to sell Black Beauty

to a farmer, who promised to look after him and find him

a good home.

Answer 5

The summary of Black Beauty is the horse that grew up and was passed around to different people. Some treated her well, others treated her like rubbish. She was a beautiful horse who eventually rested somewhere safe, and that is where her story ends...

Answer 6

black beauty is an autobiographical memoir told by a horse.the tale sweeps through Black beauty's life journey.

Answer 7

Is the plot of Black Beauty, a good kind horse who has lots of owners and his last owner is his favorite.

Answer 8

a beautiful black horse

Answer 9

To remove apartheid.

Answer 10

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