Black Beauty, Part 11: riassunto
Part 11 di 49 · 5 min per leggere: part
In 11 Plain Speaking, the horse narrator describes a home where kindness to animals leads the master and mistress to challenge cruel treatment. Mr. Douglas rebukes Sawyer for beating a pony and urges Captain Langley to remove check reins, but the captain only agrees to consider it.
Cosa succede
- The narrator feels increasingly happy at Birtwick, where the household protects mistreated creatures and challenges cruelty.
- The squire and Farmer Grey campaign against check reins, while the mistress reasons with drivers who use them.
- Sawyer violently punishes his pony for turning toward the familiar park gates.
- Mr. Douglas condemns Sawyer’s anger and says people answer for their treatment of animals.
- Mr. Douglas explains to Captain Langley how check reins weaken horses and make stumbling more dangerous.
- Captain Langley accepts the argument in principle but only promises to think about removing the reins.
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Mr. Douglas treats cruelty to animals as a matter of moral responsibility. His rebuke connects the pony’s suffering with Sawyer’s own conduct.
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How does Captain Langley respond to the argument against check reins?
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