Horses of the night

The score Horses of the Nigh? centers the theme of depression. The story is told from Vanessa point of view, a 6 year old girl, who dollies her cousin Chris, a teenager who comes to stomach with them to complete his high school. Vanessa grows closer to Chris during his stay. He would talk to her about his life goals or now and then also talk about his beautiful hometown. She describes Chris as a handsome boy who is very creative, socialize and a dreamer.She admired the little things about him, how he overlooked negative comments instead of talking back, how he would easily mix up with children etc. He seemed to have everything figured out and he make it look so simple. As Vanessa grew up she started to understand the realities of life. She realized on her trip to Chrisms hometown that it was not after all the paradise he described to her. The reason why Chris overlooked peoples comments was because he treasured to escape his own reality.He could not accept the fact that he was p oor, that he couldnt afford college so he created his own imaginary world where everything worked for him. Slowly Vanessa started to realize that Chris is not the perfect boy she sight he was. The fact that his dreams were slipping away from his hands was dragging him further into the darkness. He joined the forces to escape his destiny as a farmer which only backfired on him because the conditions of the war were way chastise which landed him in a mental hospital.