Alan's Objective

Horses are Alan's personal religion. He worships Equus as his god, equating him to Jesus and insisting that he wears chains to pay for humanity's sins. This unique religion is what gives Alan his sense of self, and Dysart says that to take away a person's worship is the worst thing someone could possibly do. Dysart himself wishes he could feel such a strong religious calling, and he is fascinated by the Ancient Greeks, who saw small, individual gods in everything. In many ways, Equus provides examples of unconventional means of worship that are just as important as mainstream religions.