52 pages 1 hour read

Michael Morpurgo

War Horse

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1982

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Essay Topics

1.

In War Horse, Joey fights on both sides of the war. How does the author use the interweaving stories of Joey’s various owners to make a statement about war?

2.

Joey recalls that “a yearling colt and a young boy have more in common than awkward gawkishness” (8). In what other ways are Joey and Albert similar characters?

3.

The soldiers who died during WWI are often called “the lost generation.” How does the author elaborate on this phrase throughout the novel?