Question

Give the character sketch of mourad.How was he considered to be the natural descendint of khosrove.

Answer 1

Mourad in the story, "The summer of the beautiful white horse' has an unruly temperament. He does things on impulse and fabricate justification for his deeds. He steals John Byro's horse because he wants to enjoy riding it. But his justification is that he had just borrowed the horse and will return to its master eventually.
Aram, his young cousin admires him for his wild nature and his expertise in handling a horse. According to Mourad,he had 'a way with the horse'. He at first doesn't answer any of Aram's questions clearly and Aram gets the idea that the horse was stolen. He is rather alarmed about Mourad's deed because he knows that Mourad had inherited some of the mad nature of uncle Khosrove, whom no one can control.
This mad nature is evident in the way he rides the horse over the vines. He hides the horse in an abandoned farm house. All these appear to be madness to Aram but his love of horse riding prevented him from opposing Mourad; in stead, he finds consolation in the fact that they have no intention of selling the horse and in that way it is just borrowing.
In spite of his mad behaviour, Mourad is touched with john Byro's unwavering trust in their tribe and just as he had taken the horse,he returns the horse to the farmer stealthily.

Answer 2

Answer:

Mourad is a young boy of thirteen. He belongs to the Garoghlanian family of Armenia. Their whole tribe was poverty stricken. In spite of abject poverty, their family was famous for honesty. Mourad was quite adventurous and had a crazy streak in him. He enjoyed being alive more than anybody else. Mourad loved horse riding. He had a way with a horse. He had tamed the horse by his affectionate behaviour and now the horse was no longer wild.

It obeyed Mourad faithfully. His love for the horse is evident in the last scene. While parting, he put his arms around the horse, pressed his nose into the horse’s nose and patted it. He also had a way with dogs. The dogs of John Byro followed them around without making a sound. He was kind. He treated a young robin which had hurt its wing. He was worldly-wise and knew how to talk to farmers. Though he loved horse-riding he was averse of keeping the horse for a long time. He is proud of his family which is well known for their honesty and trust. In short, he is a lovable chap.

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