Differences Between Horse Whisper and Medusa

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There are very contrating ways in which identity is constructed in both of the pieces. In horse whisper the speaker's very positive attitude towards horses is clear from the language used to describe them, such as descriptions of their 'shimmering muscles', the metaphor 'tender giants' and the closing recollection of their 'searing breath' and 'glistening veins'. The speaker also sees him or herself as a witch like figure with mysterious magical powers, using a 'charm' such as a 'frog's wishbone' to calm the horses, and when describing the revenge he or she later carries out, the word 'hex' is also used, which shows us the way in which the speaker sees their action The horse whisper clearly cares deeply for the horses and feels a sense of affinity with them; yet it also seems clear that the way she has been treated by the people who at first demand his or her services, then persecute and drive the speaker out, has led the speaker to see his or herself partly in the negative way they have been seen by others as like casting a spell - and in this case, an evil one. The reader know starts to see the identity in the horse whisper The speakers description of their flight from the country as being part of a 'stampede' makes it sound as if the horse whisperers thought of themselves as similar to the horses they helped. The term makes horse whisperers themselves sound like the 'restless' horses mentioned in stanza 1. The rhythm of the final stanza reflects the 'steady tread' of the horses that the speaker mentions here, with the listing of types of horses an their qualities, including the repetition of the word 'pride'. The identiy of medusa is shown through the description of her. Medusa’ is a woman turned ugly and undesirable by jealousy and possessiveness. Her passion turns into a dangerous obsession, until she is prepared to possess at all costs – even if it
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