Anderson I Want to know Why
People become human through common experiences. The thread running through this essay clearly demonstrates the power that a shared love for horses and racing overcomes racial boundaries. The introductory paragraph with its masterly structure accounts for the story's gripping power. The narrator brings us vividly into the story as "we got up at four in the morning, that first day in the east". He and his friends "with the true instinct of Kentucky boys had found our way across town and to the race tracks and stables at once". The love of horses, as the narrator tells us is that "everyone in our part of Kentucky who is anyone at all, likes horses". Certain values and conditions are highly prized in this part of Kentucky. The racing season with new colts, bloodlines, legendary horse families and trainers all share a common bond of shared love for the thoroughbreds and champions. The narrator, a white boy, is envious of the black cook, Bildad for his closeness to the horses' life. He states that "he is going all season to the races and working in the livery barn in the winter where horses are and where men like to come and tal
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Anderson People, Middlestride Sunstreak, Van Riddle, Jerry Tillford, shared love, Dick Francis, love horses, horses narrator, love horses racing, horses racing,
Approximate Word count = 785
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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