Life in general consists of such a magnificent variety of creatures known and unknown to the world, it is impossible to understand them all. The life of these organisms does not only exist for the continuation of their species, but also for the enjoyment of life. Nevertheless, they all balance their own desires and responsibilities within their mundane lives. Yet, In the human experience pleasing one’s self is the main objective in many lives. The thought of money overwhelms the thoughts of many. Similarly, today when students try to choose a future career, many weigh the salary of that specific occupation much more than their true desire for happiness. In 1929, the Great Depression devastated the American economy due to the recent technology
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Lawrence manifests the reader extrapolates the life of the people of this obsessive turn of the century society whose obsession amplify society’s withering. Within “The Rocking Horse Winner” the society during this time period could be compared to the symbolic eyes of Paul. Initially Paul mirrors society when his mother first introduces him to the idea of luck. He begins with “unsure eyes”, signifying that he is skeptical that his family is absolutely unlucky (Lawrence 437). Similarly, Lawrence illustrates that even the most unlucky in society are still fortuitous due to Paul’s uncertainty. Furthermore, when Paul is introduced to the rocking horse and gallop his way to the finish “his blue eyes [were] still flaring” and then wild-eyes. This signifies to the reader that he is innocent yet he is determined to get “lucky” (Lawrence 439). Likewise, we can infer that society during this time period had similar intentions to achieve similar desires to Paul. Lastly, after Paul’s participation in the race, his eyes become “blazing with a sort of madness” and then to “blue stones” (Lawrence 443,445). With this information we can interpret that society at first was uncertain with the ideas of gambling, and was initially innocent. Yet they began to change and have a madness for gambling with unnecessary and near unstoppable addiction. Because of this we can understand more about this society holistically. This reader understands that gambling and the imperfect ideas of money contributes to the greater idea that society is ceaselessly
Lawrence manifests the reader extrapolates the life of the people of this obsessive turn of the century society whose obsession amplify society’s withering. Within “The Rocking Horse Winner” the society during this time period could be compared to the symbolic eyes of Paul. Initially Paul mirrors society when his mother first introduces him to the idea of luck. He begins with “unsure eyes”, signifying that he is skeptical that his family is absolutely unlucky (Lawrence 437). Similarly, Lawrence illustrates that even the most unlucky in society are still fortuitous due to Paul’s uncertainty. Furthermore, when Paul is introduced to the rocking horse and gallop his way to the finish “his blue eyes [were] still flaring” and then wild-eyes. This signifies to the reader that he is innocent yet he is determined to get “lucky” (Lawrence 439). Likewise, we can infer that society during this time period had similar intentions to achieve similar desires to Paul. Lastly, after Paul’s participation in the race, his eyes become “blazing with a sort of madness” and then to “blue stones” (Lawrence 443,445). With this information we can interpret that society at first was uncertain with the ideas of gambling, and was initially innocent. Yet they began to change and have a madness for gambling with unnecessary and near unstoppable addiction. Because of this we can understand more about this society holistically. This reader understands that gambling and the imperfect ideas of money contributes to the greater idea that society is ceaselessly