A lot of people expect to be respected and treated equally, yet this rarely happens. We are always taught to treat others with respect and as equals, but few actually do. Most of the time the two things have to be earned. In Dorothy Johnson’s short story “A Man Called Horse,” the main character, Horse, changed in three ways: first, he was treated like a horse, secondly, he was treated like a man, and finally, he found equality. In each change Horse finds out what it takes to earn respect and equality. When Horse was first captured he was treated as a horse. He had been stripped naked, led on all fours, and had to fight other animals for food. He was not used to this treatment, for he had been rich before he was captured. The people
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Nevertheless, he was still not treated as an equal, but he was treated better than when he was a horse. He still didn't like this treatment either, but it was better than what he had started with. He later decided that the best way for him to be found as equal was to get married, but for that he would need a horse. Eventually he got two horses and offered one for his soon to be wife. He was finally treated as an equal when he married one of the Crows. At this time he had what he had been looking for when he had left home to begin with, equality. The Crows started to finally see him as one of their own and not just a horse or an outsider. He lived with them for a while gaining more trust and more belongings so he could, hopefully, one day escape. One day, after his wife died, he achieved this goal. Horse had left his home, where he had everything he could've asked for, to find a place of equality. While he was gone he got kidnapped by the Crows and got treated worse than before, he was treated as a horse. Over time he earned the equality he was looking for, but he had been treated like a horse to get there. When his wife died he finally left the Crows and went back to his home. He learned that very few places actually had equality, and the few that did have equality it came at a
Nevertheless, he was still not treated as an equal, but he was treated better than when he was a horse. He still didn't like this treatment either, but it was better than what he had started with. He later decided that the best way for him to be found as equal was to get married, but for that he would need a horse. Eventually he got two horses and offered one for his soon to be wife. He was finally treated as an equal when he married one of the Crows. At this time he had what he had been looking for when he had left home to begin with, equality. The Crows started to finally see him as one of their own and not just a horse or an outsider. He lived with them for a while gaining more trust and more belongings so he could, hopefully, one day escape. One day, after his wife died, he achieved this goal. Horse had left his home, where he had everything he could've asked for, to find a place of equality. While he was gone he got kidnapped by the Crows and got treated worse than before, he was treated as a horse. Over time he earned the equality he was looking for, but he had been treated like a horse to get there. When his wife died he finally left the Crows and went back to his home. He learned that very few places actually had equality, and the few that did have equality it came at a