“Horses of the Night” by Margaret Laurence Essay

-I detested the concomitant that I was so young-Chris creates his own fantasy mankind (ranch, go horses etc.) He tries to sell magazines, vacuum cleaners unconstipated when he knows he wont make it to university. He cant wait veridicality. Also, when there is conflict he ignores it and it seems like he doesnt even notice it. He holds a fantasy in his mind that seems real to him-In Shallow Creek, when genus Vanessa sees the horses is when we be aware that Chris is living in a world of delusions.-Chris fantasy world is his only refuge from potential delirium because without it, he would make no hope for life-Vanessa worries that she is incapable of truism the right topic when they go camping and Chris dialog about matinee idol and the Stars. pretending to be asleep (pg.22)-Chris doesnt respond when his grandfather talks about him, he sets a barrier between his own world and reality.-His world consists of his horses, saddle, criss-cross, own ranch. He has cover of everythi ng in his world so it only applies to him-The line slowly, slowly horses of the night means Chris disappears into insanity and that he cant see day and night. Means the night must(prenominal) move slow for Chris and Whether he had discovered at last a way for himself to make the necessary dream perpetual (pg.24)-Chris views God as ridiculous and brutal. He doesnt believe in God. Vanessa doesnt respond, so maybe she does believe in God and doesnt hope to tell Chris her views. The circumstances for their views might be the fact that Chris family lives in need while Vanessa is better off a little bit. Vanessa is scared of talking/saying the wrong things-It reveals that he had a cordial breakdown and that he is lost in his fantasy world. He no longer lives in his own world (Chris letter)-Vanessa learns that the letter from Chris is the final thing that tells her he is lost and the letter confirmed why he did unreal things. She understands why he had a fantasy world.-excess of imagi nation harmful-he has control of his own fantasy world horses Duchess and Firefly. But in reality they are plough horses.-barrier between someone and the real world when a person dreams too much-he communicates and plays with younger children because he has control and they make no judgements about him.-sells vacuum cleaners, magazines and knitting machines to university but he doesnt have the marks to get in.-without his fantasy world he would have no hope for life.-Chris takes his life to escape the absolute unbearability of battle