Noble and Buddha. Noble was white and Buddha was black. Noble for show and Buddha for faithfulness” (47). Brand cleverly uses the color of the horses to symbolize social status. The horse that represents nobility, was white, symbolizing the nobility that comes with white skin. Similarly, Brand uses the black horse named faithfulness, to contrast the white, and show that she is faithful someday color will not play a role in nobility. Thus, Brand’s anger continues to escalate as her short story progresses. She ends her readers off with the image of the house ablaze, further driving home her point that racism and discrimination of any sort should be turned to ash, just as well as St. Mary’s Estate.
Noble and Buddha. Noble was white and Buddha was black. Noble for show and Buddha for faithfulness” (47). Brand cleverly uses the color of the horses to symbolize social status. The horse that represents nobility, was white, symbolizing the nobility that comes with white skin. Similarly, Brand uses the black horse named faithfulness, to contrast the white, and show that she is faithful someday color will not play a role in nobility. Thus, Brand’s anger continues to escalate as her short story progresses. She ends her readers off with the image of the house ablaze, further driving home her point that racism and discrimination of any sort should be turned to ash, just as well as St. Mary’s Estate.