Kevin Coslett & Jessie Hutchinson
THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE
APOCALYPSE
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.
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)
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.
Allusions: Elf cont.
 The Function of this allusion is just one of
humor for those who are clever enough to
notice it.
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.
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.
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.
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.