Comments on: Nietzsche’s Horse

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:35:44 +0000

The title of the poem didn’t really hit me until I read the poem a few times, but I really understood it in class today. But anyways, the title did play a meaning into the poem because, Nietzsche was trying to protect the horse from being whipped, and the father was trying to keep the little boy for finding the truth. The story behind the horse didn’t change my point of view with the poem, but it helped a little bit. THe horse story just helped youn understand but it was more in depth. I do and do not agree with what the author is trying to do. He is saying that people/children should find out the truth just by experiencing it, but you can also guide the child/people to do the right thing before they do the wrong thing. I do agree, that people should find some things out on there own. But it should be simple things or if the person is mature enough, let them find it out on there own. I would not do the same thing to my kids in the future because I wouldn’t want them to get killed just for doing a simple thing such as touching fire, or something stupid like that. I would just tell them to not do it, and that would be the end of that.

By: Breanna

Breanna — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:54:23 +0000

I like how the title and the story come together. At first I was like WHAT!? and then I realized that Nietzche was trying to protect the horse and the father was trying to protect the son. For me, I do and don’t like this poem. I understand trying to keep your child’s innocence but you are also robbing them of their maturity, because one day they are going to have to face the real world and when they face it, it is going to be a head on collision,they should at least be a little prepared for it so i would want my child or children to be ready for when that happens.

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:04:45 +0000

I think that the title was what the auther wanted to be. He wanted to know something but he said he know nothing. I think that he wanted to be a scholar like the title of the poem.
I agree somewhat with what he did with his son but i think that if he was 13 he should be told.

By: maya=

maya= — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:01:49 +0000

I think I would do the same as a parent, only because it is a parents instict to do so. You want to protect the person you love the most “your child”.

By: maya: REALLY IMPORTANT

maya: REALLY IMPORTANT — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:59:57 +0000

Well,when I read A about Nietzche and I learned that he tried to protect his horse fom getting hit. So amybe this applies to teh poem because the author is trying to protect his son from bad and give him good.

By: Raya

Raya — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:54:16 +0000

i’m not sure because people picture things one way but they never end up happening. I don’t ever think that my mom pictured answering the question i asked. So people are not predictable so she could never prepare herself for the questions that i ask.
I don’t think that i know what i would do i can’t picture my life beyond 2 days.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:50:25 +0000

At first, I didn’t think that Nietzsche’s horse had anything to the poem. After reading up on the subject, I have grasped a little bit of understanding from it. Nietzsche was trying to protect the horse from getting whipped, and, in the poem, the father was trying to protect his son. Also, Nietzsche was a philospher and was very knowledgeable. He had a complete mental breakdown (which occured when he wrapped his arms across the horse that was getting whipped). Perhaps the author was using this as an example of someone who went insane because of their knowledge, but that is probably not true because, according to doctors, the reason of his insanity was due to a certain disease.

I understand what he is trying to do by not telling his son all the answers. I will probably do the same thing to my children. People can’t be given all the answers to lifes questions or else they will grow up before they have to.

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:43:55 +0000

I think that the picking of the title made no sense because I cannot see the relation between them. After looking at Nietzsche I still really do not have a great understanding of the story. So I think that the author idolizes Nietzsche and picked that title for a reason that is unclear to me.

By: William L.

William L. — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:58:01 +0000

Before I did research on the poem, I did not know that Nietzsche was actually a famous German Philosopher. While being a philosopher,you also have to enlighten people. I think that the father is trying to teach his son as many things as he can but he sometimes has the right intentions with the wrong methods. He shouldn’t lie to his son but he can’t except the truth. I do not approve of him lying because of its sinful image and because you are not supposed to lie to your children. The poem was easier to understand after I found out who Nietzsche was.

By: P.J.

P.J. — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:31:50 +0000

Nietzche was, a philosopher who was anti-religious and so spoke what he considered “the truth”. Looking over a list of his quotes I have come to find that he would not sugar-coat things. I find it peculiar that the author chose his name considering his views seemed drasically diffrent from the authors in the sense that he thought that the truth should be told and the author did not(or at least not to kids). As for the horse part, beyond me. As a teenager I disagree with what he is doing though I know that it is probabaly what I will end up doing with my kids, you love them the way they are and you dont want anything to change. They may be more negative or less hopeful.