Man Called Horse

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"A Man Called Horse" is a very interesting story. This story shows how a man can become changed, and in this story, that man is named Horse. This man was held captive, he metaphorically became a horse, and in the end, became a man again. I know it sounds confusing now, but you'll understand further in the story. Horse, in 1845,had left Boston. He left for certain reasons. He figured that if he left he could find equality. Meaning he wanted people to be no more or less than he was. He didn't feel that was possible in Boston. After leaving on a day in June, he was captured by an Indian tribe named "The Crows." The Crows was an Indian tribe that moved very frequently. When they captured him, they stripped him naked. He

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