ReadingReportTheBlackBeauty（黑骏马）TheBlackBeautyUsually,wehavecontactwithmanyworld-famousnovels,tellingtheessenceoflife.Thestoriesofcharacters’lifemoveusgiveusalotofenlightenment.However,AnnaSewell’sBlackBeautyisadifferentone,asitsmaincharacterisablack,handsomehorsecalledBlackBeauty.Sewellhasspent6yearsonthisbook,whileshewasseriouslysick.Unfortunately,shediedsoonafterheronlybookinherwholelifewaspublished.AsSewellwascrippledandunabletowalksinceayoungage,shebynaturehadsympathyonthepooranimals.Therefore,BlackBeautyitisnotafairytale,butabookwhichseriouslytalkstheissueoftheabuseofanimals.AndthisstoryisnarratedinthefirstpersonasanautobiographicalmemoirbyBlackBeautyhimself.Inthisway,itbecomeseasierforreaderstounderstandthewholestorybetterandmoreclearly.WhenIbegintoreadthisbook,Iamabsorbedinthisbookimmediately,asifIwerethehorse,experiencinghislifewithdifficultiesandset-backs.BlackBeauty,whohaschangedhisnameforseveraltimesduringdifferentperiodsoflifetime,isahandsomehorsewithalifefullofbothhappinessandsuffering.Hehasbeenwelltrained,sohealwaystriedtobehavewell.However,thenhewassoldfromoneownertoanother,hebegantorealizehowtragichisfateis.Hislifestoryhasmovedallthereadersdeeply.TheauthorstartedthisstorybyBlackBeautydescribinghismemoryabouthishappychildhood,whenhewasaccompaniedbyhismotherandtaughttobeagoodhorse.Attheageof2,BlackBeautywitnessedanaccidentofhuntingforahare,whichcausedtheriderfallingfromthehorse,dead.Laterthatwoundedhorsewaskilled.Andattheageof4,BlackBeautywasoldenoughtobegintheuseofsaddle,bridle,carriageharnessandshoes.ThenhewassenttoBirtwickParkandnamedofBlackBeautybyMrs.Gordon.BirtwickParkbecamehisfirstpleasanthomeforthreeyears,wherehegrewstrongandmetmanyfriendswithdifferentcharacteristicsandexperiences.OneofhisfriendswasGinger,whowasill-temperedbecauseofahardlifewithpreviousowners.Andasaresult,Gingeroftengotwildandbitothers.SirOlivergotashortenedtailbecausehispreviousownerthoughtitwasfashionable.Also,therewasagroom,littleJoeGreen.Atfirst,hewastooyoungtoknowhowtoproperlyhowtotakecareofthehotandtiredBlackBeautyafteranemergency,makingBlackBeautyseriouslysick.Grieved,Joebegantodohisbesttolearnhorscare.However,soon,theGorgonshadtomovebecauseofMrs.Gordon’shealth,sotheysoldBlackBeautyandGingertoEarlshallPark.InEarlshallPark,theuseofbearingreinmadeGingerandBlackBeautypainful,sofinallyill-temperedGingerrebelled.Thenshewasusedasahunter,butBlackBeautywasmuchpraisedbecauseoncehesavedLadyAnne.However,hisunfortunatelifehasnotchangedsincethen.OurpoorBlackBeautygothiskneesruinedbecauseMr.RubberSmith,whowasdrunk,tookBlackBeautyonadangerousrideandatlastkilledhimselfafterfallingdown.Asaresult,BlackBeautywassoldasajobhorse.Although,hewasarrangedbyasmartcustomertobesoldtoagentlemanafterwards,hestillhadahardlife,becausethegroomstoletheoatsinhisfood.Tiredofthetroubleofkeepingahorse,thegentlemansoldBlackBeautyagain,Thistime,BlackBeautywasluckytohaveakind-heartednewowner;acabdriverinLondoncalledJerry.What’smore,Jerry’sfamilieswereallkind-hearted,whichmadeBlackBeautyhappytobearthehardworkofpullingacabeveryday.Bychance,hemetGinger.Shewasmistreatedasacabhorse;insuchagreatpainthatshewaslongingfordeath.Andsoon,itcametrue.Atthesametime,Jerrybecameweakerandweaker,andfinallyhewasillinbedafterwaitingfortwocustomersonabittercoldnight.Afterhisrecovery,Jerrywastoldnottoworkasscabdriveranymore,so...
