Summary Of Equus

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because they see his green face and then Dysart wakes up again.
6. Hesther visits Dysart again. They talk about Alan and that he began to talk to Dysart after two days. Dysart mentions that Alan has nightmares in which he screams out the word "Ek". Dysart tells Hesther that Frank (Allan's father) did not allow Allan to watch TV. Allan told Dysart that his mom (Dora) wasn't as strict as Frank and that she is a schoolteacher. Dysart plans on visiting Alan's family to find out more about Alan's background.
7. Dysart visits to Strang family. He talks separately to Frank and Dora. He finds out that Alan likes horses, but never rode on one. Frank tells him that he think the boy has gone crazy, because Dora read the bible to him.
8. Alan has a nightmare and cries out the word "Ek" all the time. Dysart wakes him up.
9. Dysart and Alan have a conversation. Dysart tries to find out about Alan's nightmare and the word "Ek". Alan doesn't answer and instead questions Dysart. Because Alan starts ...

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bible. And the word "Ek...wus" (Equus), Dysart understands now why Alan screams the word "Ek" in his nightmares. Then Alan took a piece of string and made it up to a noose and puts it in his mouth and picks up a coat hanger and beats himself. Frank is sure that Religion is at the bottom of all this. Frank also tells Dysart that Alan took out a girl the night he blinded the horses.
15. Dysart talks with Alan about Alan working at the electrical shop. Alan has a flashback of his time in the shop, when he met Jill. He got into a conversation with Jill and asked her if she could get him a job at the stables.
16. Alan, Jill and Dalton are at the stables. Alan gets introduced to his job. ...

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