The Horse and His Boy Questions and Answers
The Horse and His Boy
What are chapter summaries for The Horse and His Boy?
Chapter 1 Shasta lives in the south of the great empire of Calormen with a poor fisherman he calls father. One day, a Tarkaan (great lord) comes to their hut and offers to buy Shasta from the...
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Who are the main characters in The Horse and His Boy?
The main characters in The Horse and His Boy are: Shasta (Prince Cor) - He is the elder twin brother of Prince Corin of Archenland. He was kidnapped and adopted in Calormen by a fisherman named...
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What is the theme of The Horse and the Boy?
One major theme is pride vs. humility. Bree is a very proud horse. He knows he is smarter than the non-talking horses of Calormen. He knows he is from Narnia, and is proud of it. But he is also...
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Are there any examples of foreshadowing in The Horse and His Boy?
Often the term foreshadowing is used of negative things, such as death, that are going to happen in a story. In the case of C.S. Lewis, he foreshadows many things, good and bad. Lewis is such a...
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In "A Horse and His Boy," what is the meaning of "natural affection is stronger than soup & offspring more...
The lines that you quote here come from the very beginning of the book. At this point, the nobleman has seen Shasta and wants to buy him from his "father." The "father" is trying to get the...
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Why does Shasta leave his home in search of Narnia in The Horse and His Boy?
Shasta leaves his home to search for Narnia because a stranger is bargaining to buy him from the man he calls his father. He is afraid of what this stranger might be like, so when he is invited by...
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Can someone please post chapter summaries for The Horse and His Boy? Thanks.
You can find excellent lesson plan material for this book right here at eNotes (see the link below). The Lesson Plan contains teacher plans, a student packet, and additional materials.The...
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What are the three most important problems in The Horse and His Boy?
A central problem that occupies all the characters is release from oppression. Shasta, the boy of the title, is both enslaved and fearful; he decides to leave what he considers home in hopes of...
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What is The Horse and His Boy about?
The Horse And His Boy is part of the Chronicles of Narnia series of books by C.S. Lewis. It is the fifth book of the series. This book takes place during a time when the Pevensie children (Lucy,...
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Why did Shasta run away in The Horse and His Boy?
Shasta is running away from an abusive home life. A Narnian boy, Shasta has been raised in the Southern land of Calormen by a fisherman called Arsheesh, who treats him abominably. When Shasta gets...
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What does Shasta refuse to do in The Horse and His Boy?
Shasta refuses to do several things in C. S. Lewis's The Horse and His Boy. First, he refuses to remain any longer with his “father” after he discovers that the man he has always known as such is...
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What does Bree tell Aravis to do on their way to Tashbaan in The Horse and His Boy?
In The Horse and His Boy, Bree and Shasta are escaping to Narnia when they meet Aravis and Hwin. Hwin, like Bree, is a talking horse of Narnian origin, while Aravis is the daughter of a great lord...