The Rocking-Horse Winner

determining factor in what kind of mindset we will posses later in life. This has been proven numerous times given the fact that during the brains development the experiences that we encounter are among our very first ones. In the narrative “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence the theme of greed is inherently obvious. Paul, a young boy hardly old enough to think for his own, is very distraught in finding that his mother does not love him. In this scenario, Paul has an ambitious will of…

main women lose something. Loisel lost ten years of her life, and the mother in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” lost her son. In the ending of Lawrence’s he writes: Malabar came in all right. If I ride my horse till I’m sure , then I tell you, Bassett, you can go as high as you like. Did you go for all you were worth Bassett?” “I went a thousand on it, Master Paul.” “I never told you, Mother, that if I can ride my horse, and get there, then I’m absolutely sure—oh absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell…

it's the ones that care for these people who get hurt the most. In D. H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner,” the author develops the character Paul to symbolize his devotion to earn his mother’s love, in order to suggest a theme that love should not be materialistic. Through viewpoint the reader can tell that material possessions are highly valued over relationships in the family within “The Rocking Horse Winner” especially with the mother. Meeting the status quo to keep up with the higher…

from The Rocking Horse Winner) Labeled: jock, geek, prep, outcast, etc. Everyone ends up receiving a label somehow. The question is how? How did these labels occur? Mom said that that guy was weird and dad said to stay away from him because he is a hoodlum. Mom and dad had been to teach us labels without knowing it. Mom and dad are the people who don’t realize that they messed up their kids until it was too late. Paul ended up dying because of his mother. In D.W. Lawrence’s The Rocking Horse…

“The Rocking-Horse Winner” in Depth Analysis D.H Lawrence was easily picked on as a child, he poses no physical strength and great values of creativity, nor did he enjoy associating with other boys, rather other girls. D.H Lawrence’s childhood essentially was the great start up for his huge writing career, often carrying elusive and unethical ideologies within his stories, plays, and poems. Within “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” Lawrence generates a common idea where money is essentially life and…

narrative especially in pros about invented or imagined characters and actions” (A5). In the fictional story “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence it is a story about a young boy named Paul who has a rocking horse with no name, discovers that he has the ability to call which horse will win the next horse races, when he goes into a trance-like state while riding his rocking horse.…

In D.H. Lawrence’s story “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” child neglect held the protagonist – Paul – captive. Despite his parents providing for his needs, he yearned for quality time – resulting in materialism acting as his fragile foundation for external validation. Furthermore, the main character’s gambling addiction transformed him into the primary breadwinner. Throughout the plot, his family failed to find security in temporary luxuries – which led to Paul’s uncle exploiting his nephew.…

over all the mind of people, it causes the destruction of the natural part of the being; Particularly, the author, D. H. Lawrence, uses characterization to show the incompatibility between love for money and real love in his short story, “The Rocking-Horse Winner.” The first character presented in the story is Hester, who can’t love and is living an unsatisfied existence. For example, the narrator says, “Only she herself knew that at the center of her heart was a hard little place that could…

D.H. Lawrence’s dramatic short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner” postulates the fact that having materialistic traits are the chief cause in the destruction of relationships. One of the main characters, Hester, is distracted from her family life by her envy of wealth and her own social status. Paul, Hester’s son, wants to win over his mother’s love by gambling at the derby and winning a significant amount of money, but his winnings result in his own tragic death. Through symbolism,…

central insight to the audience. Written by D.H. Lawrence, “The Rocking -Horse Winner” shocks the reader as the elements of symbol and irony demonstrates how the obsession with gaining wealth is ultimately destructive. Through understanding the use of literary devices, situational irony is utilized as Hester’s cold-hearted nature helps to display the plot of the story. Also as the author displays literary symbolism, the use of the rocking horse is prominent to complimenting the story’s conveyed…