The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1. Kevin Coslett& Jessie Hutchinson The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

2. The Story of the Four Horsemen • From The Bible, Chapter 6 in the Book of Revelation. • Summoned from the first 4 of 7 seals. • Sent to create a divine apocalypse upon the world for the Last Judgment.

3. The Story of the Four Horsemen • The first horseman is Pestilence, who rides a white horse and holds a bow. • The second is War, who rides a red horse and holds a sword. • The third is Famine, who rides a black horse and holds a pair of balances. • The fourth is Death, who rides a pale, green horse and holds a scythe. (Depicted in illustrations, not in text)

4. Allusions: Elf • In the movie, Santa’s sleigh is forced to stop in central park because of an engine problem. 4 Central Park Police Officers on horseback chase the sleigh as it is trying to take off. • The 4 Policemen are an allusion to the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse, bringing the “Christmas Apocalypse” and trying to stop Santa from delivering presents.

5. Allusions: Elf cont. • The Function of this allusion is just one of humor for those who are clever enough to notice it.

6. Allusions: Pale Rider • Pale Rider is a 1985 western film about a stranger known as “Preacher” who rides a pale horse. The title and the whole movie overall is an allusion to the 4th horseman, known as death. • Throughout the film “death” kills many people and rides around on his pale horse.

7. Allusions: Pale Rider cont. • The significance of this film is to show a representation of what the 4th rider and the apocalypse might have looked like in the old west.

8. Allusions: Beloved • Beloved is a novel written by Toni Morrison about a woman, Sethe, and her life as a slave. After being in captivity for so long she and her children escape to Ohio where they begin their new lives. • Unfortunatly, schoolteacher, one nephew, one slave catcher, and a sheriff find her new home and bring her back to a plantation.

9. Allusions: Beloved cont. • The 4 members of the posse that bring her back to the plantation, schoolteacher, a nephew, a slave catcher, and a sheriff represent the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse. • The function of this allusion is to help the reader understand Sethe’s position and how to her, this event ends all hope of ever living a free life.