The Rocking-Horse Winner

W.W. Jacobs author or “The Monkey’s Paw” and D.H. Lawrence author of “The Rocking Horse Winner” associate desire for wealth with tragedy in their stories in many different ways. In each story the desire for wealth leads to the death of a loved one and a son. In “The Monkey’s Paw” the son encourages the parents to wish for money to help the family out without believing that anything bad will happen. The son dies in an accident at work is how they finally get the money. So while they now have…

“Araby” and “the Rocking Horse Winner” are modernist short stories. “Araby” is a story that uses the first person narrator, written by James Joyce. It was published in 1914. The story is about a young boy’s first love in Ireland. The teenage love between a young boy who lives amongst blindness and darkness all along and a young girl, Mangan 's sister, is his neighbor. These surrounding give the boy rise to attempting for reaching love; It represents light in this position. However, it ends by…

of expression for the human heart to communicate emotions, principles and problems that we often encounter as created beings. For example, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by DH Lewrence and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson both show that success and happiness in life boils down to winning or losing. (Kennedy X.J. & Gioia D., 2013) “The Rocking-Horse Winner” begins and ends with the idea of having “luck” as a means of attaining wealth. (Kennedy & Gioia, 2013) Paul’s pursuit of wealth throughout…

“The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence is a story about a young boy named Paul who attempts to win his mother’s affection by becoming lucky, thereby securing the money his mother so desperately wants. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a story about townspeople who blindly conform to tradition and carry out a rather savage practice in an unexpected manner. Both stories use setting to convey a message. In “The Rocking-Horse Winner”, the setting becomes almost another character that is used…

How “The Rocking-Horse Winner” did not win Humans have the tendency to always want something and only do things when it comes to their own interest. In D.H. Lawrence’s short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner”, that is wrote as a tale, using since the introduction a style that reminds a children’s book, it is possible to notice how people will only work in order to have things they want. The characters in the story have each their own and singular interest, but the main interest explored in the…

Winner Messages (A Discussion on the Three Messages from Rocking Horse Winner) Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence was published in 1926. Rocking Horse Winner is based on a young boy presented with a father that is “unlucky” and a mother that is greedy. Both parents collide and build something in their child that makes him want to make his mother happy with money, and become “lucky”. The young boy finds his way of being lucky, is in horse races and betting on the winner. He bets more and…

In a child’s innocent eyes, adults have the capability to influence a child’s life in a positive or negative way through their actions. In the short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H Lawrence, it is proven that the parental figures Hester, Uncle Oscar, and Bassett affected Paul’s mentality. First and foremost, Paul’s mother Hester greatly affected his life. He is influenced by a materialistic mother who is haunted with the never-ending need for money. As a result, it left her void of…

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…

Greed, successfulness, and love are all words we as a society are familiar with. How would our perspective of these words change, knowing possessing each could, in fact bring more heartache than bliss? “The Rocking -Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence, and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson; have similar and conflicting themes/purposes that one may connect with on a personal level. In today’s society, these stories deliver the tone that proves being victorious is ideal, however, unsuccessfulness can be…

Greed and Wealth: Connections between A Doll’s House and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” Most people have this fascination for money. Sometimes it gets so bad that it consumes a person. Nora and Hester, in the works A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence respectively, both struggle with greed. Nora’s fascination with money sheds light on Hester’s lust for wealth. While both characters are avarice, Nora becomes less greedy as the plot progresses, whereas…