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Summer of The Beautiful White Horse - NB WORK 2025

The story 'Summer of the Beautiful White Horse' by William Saroyan explores themes of honesty, innocence, and family pride through the experiences of two Armenian boys, Aram and Mourad, who 'borrow' a horse, reflecting the tension between moral values and childhood desires. It highlights the cultural identity and values of the Garoghlanian tribe, emphasizing their pride in honesty despite living in poverty. The narrative illustrates how youthful innocence and a developing moral compass coexist within the context of family and community traditions.

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Summer of The Beautiful White Horse - NB WORK 2025

The story 'Summer of the Beautiful White Horse' by William Saroyan explores themes of honesty, innocence, and family pride through the experiences of two Armenian boys, Aram and Mourad, who 'borrow' a horse, reflecting the tension between moral values and childhood desires. It highlights the cultural identity and values of the Garoghlanian tribe, emphasizing their pride in honesty despite living in poverty. The narrative illustrates how youthful innocence and a developing moral compass coexist within the context of family and community traditions.

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Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

-William Saroyan

Learning Objective: To infer the theme and characters in the light of the cultural context of the
Garoghlanian tribe & how geographical and economic features impact the beliefs and
characteristics of a tribe.

THEME

The story explores themes of honesty, innocence, and family pride through the eyes of two
Armenian boys, Aram and Mourad. Despite their family's strong reputation for integrity, the
boys "borrow" a horse out of youthful excitement and love for adventure. Their actions
highlight the tension between moral values and childhood desires. The narrative also reflects
cultural identity, trust, and growing up, showing how innocence can coexist with a deep sense
of right and wrong.

CBQ

1. "Mourad was considered crazy by everybody who knew him, except me. I refused to
believe that he was crazy. But, of course, nothing seemed to him out of the ordinary."

Assertion (A): Aram refused to consider Mourad crazy because he admired his cousin and
shared a deep bond with him.
Reason (R): Mourad’s behavior seemed perfectly natural to Aram, who was equally imaginative
and adventurous.

A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.


B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true, but R is false.
D. A is false, but R is true.

2. "We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty-stricken. Every branch
of the Garoghlanian tribe was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the
world. But a pride in honesty was the first condition of our tribe."

Assertion (A): The Garoghlanian tribe was known for its honesty despite being poor.
Reason (R): They believed that stealing was dishonorable and against their family
values.
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true, but R is false.
D. A is false, but R is true.

3. Aram justifies Mourad’s act of “borrowing” the horse by convincing himself that it’s
not stealing as long as they don’t sell it. What does this reveal about Aram’s
understanding of morality?

A. Aram believes all rules should be broken for fun.


B. Aram is fully aware that they are stealing but tries to excuse it.
C. Aram’s sense of right and wrong is still developing, influenced by admiration and
family values.
D. Aram wants to join Mourad in his mischief without caring about consequences

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS- 60-80 words

1. “A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart,” who made the
remark and in what context was it said? What does this reveal about the speaker's
values or attitude?
2. "Listening to one’s conscience often guides a person toward the right path”. Share
your views on this idea with reference to the chapter.

LONG ANSWER QUESTION- 100-120 words

‘William Saroyan has not used poverty as a crutch or something that limits the
emotional quotient of the boys or the people in the community’. Explain the statement
keeping the message of the story in light. Using the following keywords to construct your
answer in 2 paragraphs.

KEYWORDS for support

Youthful innocence-inner conflict-moral compass-poverty, tradition, community


solidarity, symbolic white horse-trust, freedom, pride, human relationships, integrity,
conscience, character.

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