Abandonment and Death Quotes in War Horse

This is the first of many abandonments that Joey will experience throughout this tear-jerker of a novel. You might think that being ripped away from his mother would result in lifelong trauma, but he gets over it pretty quickly. Guess horses are pretty resilient.

Albert proves early on that he won't abandon Joey when the going gets rough. He devotes every spare moment of his time to keeping Joey from being taken away from his first family.

What Albert's dad does is the only instance of purposeful, heartless abandonment. He treats Joey not as family, but as property, selling him for a few bucks.