The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse ~By William Saroyan

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The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse ~By William Saroyan by Mind Map: The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse  ~By William Saroyan

1. Aram's first meeting with John Byro

1.1. Tells Aram's family that his white horse has been stolen a month ago

1.1.1. Aram immediately gets to know that the horse he is talking about is the one Mourad had stolen

1.1.1.1. This tells him that Mourad had stolen the horse a month back

2. The Horse

2.1. White, beautiful and magnificent

2.2. Belongs to John Byro

2.3. Hidden by Mourad in the barn of a deserted vineyard for 1 month and 2 weeks

2.4. The horse becomes stronger and better tempered due to training with Mourad

3. The boys' encounter with John Byro while riding the horse

3.1. John Byro studies the horse carefully: looks at his teeth (which were exactly his horse's teeth that had been stolen) and asks his name

3.2. Gets suspicious but clears his suspicions due to their family's (Garoghlanian family) fame of honesty

3.3. The boys get guilty

3.3.1. Return the horse to its rightful owner (John Byro) the next morning

4. Characters

4.1. Garoghlanian family

4.1.1. Aram

4.1.1.1. Narrator of the story

4.1.1.2. Nine years old at the time of the story

4.1.1.3. Loved horse riding

4.1.2. Mourad

4.1.2.1. Aram's Cousin

4.1.2.2. 13 years old

4.1.2.3. Crazy and eccentric boy

4.1.2.4. Loved animals (horses, birds, dogs)

4.1.3. Aram's uncle:Khosrove

4.1.3.1. Enormous man

4.1.3.2. Black hair and large moustache

4.1.3.3. Short tempered

4.1.3.4. Irritable

4.1.3.5. Impatient

4.1.3.6. Homesick (lost his homeland)

4.1.3.7. "It is no harm; pay no attention to it"

4.1.4. Mourad's father:Zorab

4.1.4.1. Practical man

4.2. John Byro

4.2.1. Assyrian

4.2.2. A farmer

5. Garoghlanian family

5.1. Poverty-stricken tirbe

5.2. Nobody knew how this tribe could get money to eat

5.3. Famous for their honesty

5.4. No one took advantage of anyone in this tribe

5.5. None of them had ever stolen

6. Experience with the horse

6.1. Mourad

6.1.1. Steals John Byro's white horse

6.1.2. Invites Aram to ride the horse after a month of stealing it because he knew Aram longs to ride a horse

6.2. Aram

6.2.1. Horse does not accepts him as a rider

6.2.2. Practices with the horse for 2 weeks yet the horse does not seem to like him