Charles would have never studied for his test if it were not for his mother telling him that his family cannot afford to send him to college. Wanting to go to college,
Charles used that as his motivation to aim for better grades and overall intelligence. Whether someone’s motivation comes from someone else’s lack of support or from his or her goals, everyone, like Charles, has some sort of drive to succeed in something. In “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H.
Lawrence, Paul’s motivation to find luck is derived from the family’s struggle with money, lack of luck, and his mother’s disbelief that he will become lucky.
To begin, Paul’s motivation to find luck in himself comes from his family’s struggle with money on a day-to-day basis. It is stated several times throughout the short story that the family could hear a soundless whisper everywhere (7). These whispers constantly chanted the phrase, “There must be more money!” (7) which echoed the thoughts and worries of the members of the family. The author mentions that there is also not enough money to keep up with their social position because both of the parents made a low income (3). Paul does ask the question on why they do not have any money, and his mother answers him telling him that it is because his father does not have any luck (8). …show more content…
In the beginning of “The Rocking Horse Winner,” Paul questions why the family does not have any luck (8-11) and the only real answer he receives is that his mother married an unlucky man (9). This further makes him believe that he really is lucky, unlike his parents. However, his mother did not take him
Charles used that as his motivation to aim for better grades and overall intelligence. Whether someone’s motivation comes from someone else’s lack of support or from his or her goals, everyone, like Charles, has some sort of drive to succeed in something. In “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H.
Lawrence, Paul’s motivation to find luck is derived from the family’s struggle with money, lack of luck, and his mother’s disbelief that he will become lucky.
To begin, Paul’s motivation to find luck in himself comes from his family’s struggle with money on a day-to-day basis. It is stated several times throughout the short story that the family could hear a soundless whisper everywhere (7). These whispers constantly chanted the phrase, “There must be more money!” (7) which echoed the thoughts and worries of the members of the family. The author mentions that there is also not enough money to keep up with their social position because both of the parents made a low income (3). Paul does ask the question on why they do not have any money, and his mother answers him telling him that it is because his father does not have any luck (8). …show more content…
In the beginning of “The Rocking Horse Winner,” Paul questions why the family does not have any luck (8-11) and the only real answer he receives is that his mother married an unlucky man (9). This further makes him believe that he really is lucky, unlike his parents. However, his mother did not take him