Stage Notes of Horses of the Night
Horses of the Night Stage notes
First Stage
Second Stage
Brick House
Quite literally, a brick house. The location of which a lot of the story happens. Owned by Vanessa’s grandfather. “Looked huge and cool from the outside… inside it wasn’t cool at all.” Could possibly represent Grandfather Conner’s cold, ignorant, arrogant attitude and demeanor.
Grandfather Connor
Very aggressive, cold demeanor similar to the bunkhouse. Always tries to find a reason to get mad like the train being late or Grandmother not making potato salad, etc. Appears to have a poor/uneasy relationship with her daughter, Beth. As noted by “I can’t bring myself to ask father about it, Ewen. I simply cannot do it.”… “There wouldn’t be much point in asking… when the answer is a foregone conclusion.”
“I felt the old rage of helplessness. But as for Chris – he gave no sign of feeling anything. He was sitting on the big wing-backed sofa curled into the bay window like a black and giant seashell. He began to talk to me, quite easily, just as though he had not heard a word my grandfather was saying. This method proved to be the one Chris always used in any dealings with my grandfather.
Appears to be the first sign that Chris is unaffected by the words of others whether by ignoring them, getting lost in his fantasies, or the least likely- being mentally handicapped (bipolar?), delusional? It is also said a few lines down that “[Chris] simply appeared to be absent.” which also aids the fact that Chris is doing something in his mind to avoid the words. Could almost foreshadow how Chris doesn’t deal with reality, how he just lives in his fantasies instead of facing facts. Interesting to note the “old rage of helplessness” possibly referring to a feeling she is very used the feeling; it could be that she herself has been faced with this situation. The words used in the passage suggest great strength of character from Chris. Grandfather Connor was talking to Chris but Chris seems unfazed by it and even
First Stage
Second Stage
Brick House
Quite literally, a brick house. The location of which a lot of the story happens. Owned by Vanessa’s grandfather. “Looked huge and cool from the outside… inside it wasn’t cool at all.” Could possibly represent Grandfather Conner’s cold, ignorant, arrogant attitude and demeanor.
Grandfather Connor
Very aggressive, cold demeanor similar to the bunkhouse. Always tries to find a reason to get mad like the train being late or Grandmother not making potato salad, etc. Appears to have a poor/uneasy relationship with her daughter, Beth. As noted by “I can’t bring myself to ask father about it, Ewen. I simply cannot do it.”… “There wouldn’t be much point in asking… when the answer is a foregone conclusion.”
“I felt the old rage of helplessness. But as for Chris – he gave no sign of feeling anything. He was sitting on the big wing-backed sofa curled into the bay window like a black and giant seashell. He began to talk to me, quite easily, just as though he had not heard a word my grandfather was saying. This method proved to be the one Chris always used in any dealings with my grandfather.
Appears to be the first sign that Chris is unaffected by the words of others whether by ignoring them, getting lost in his fantasies, or the least likely- being mentally handicapped (bipolar?), delusional? It is also said a few lines down that “[Chris] simply appeared to be absent.” which also aids the fact that Chris is doing something in his mind to avoid the words. Could almost foreshadow how Chris doesn’t deal with reality, how he just lives in his fantasies instead of facing facts. Interesting to note the “old rage of helplessness” possibly referring to a feeling she is very used the feeling; it could be that she herself has been faced with this situation. The words used in the passage suggest great strength of character from Chris. Grandfather Connor was talking to Chris but Chris seems unfazed by it and even