1. Kevin Coslett & Jessie Hutchinson

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 4 th 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 4 th 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.