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    The Rocking Horse Winner) Gambling is generally not seen as a stable form of income. In fact‚ often it can lead to the loss of money. However‚ sometimes it is the only form of income one is able to have‚ such in the case of being a child. This is how it is for Paul‚ a boy who takes it upon himself to help to try and relive the financial burden his family faces. This goal ends in tragedy‚ however‚ when Paul dies from a brain fever in his attempt to gain insight into the winner of a horse race

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    Materialism over Motherhood The short story‚ “The Rocking - Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence elaborates on the important role that wealth plays not only in an individual’s lifestyle‚ but also their happiness. Paul‚ a young boy seeking the love of his materialistic minded mother feels a deep obligation to fulfill his mother’s happiness‚ a place where his father has failed. Through a Freudian approach‚ one is able to describe Paul’s actions of sexually desiring his mother and ultimately replacing the

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    http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides5/RockingHorse.html Type of Work and Narration .......“The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a short story that incorporates elements of the fable‚ the fantasy‚ and the fairy tale. Like a fable‚ it presents a moral (although it does so subtly‚ without preachment). Like a fantasy‚ it presents chimerical events (the boy’s ability to foretell the winners of horse races‚ the whispering house). Like a fairy tale‚ it sets the scene with simple words like those in a Mother

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    Shannon Nease September 23‚ 2013 “The Rocking Horse Winner” Analysis “The Rocking Horse Winner” presents a middles class family whose parents are consumed by materialism‚ the consequences of which affect the children‚ especially the protagonist‚ Paul. Third person omniscient point of view allows for; Paul’s feelings and development‚ the mother’s selfishness and detachment from other people‚ and the uncle’s greed off of Paul’s gambling to be portrayed. The thoughts and motives of each character

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    Money Be a Bad Thing? Many people seem to believe that money means happiness and if you have it you will have what is thought to be the perfect life. In this paper I will be comparing and contrasting two stories called “The Jewelry” and “The Rocking-Horse Winner.” I found these stories to be very shallow but interesting and wrong but also right at the very same time. The characters that make up these short stories are also very intriguing and have a side to them that you don’t find out until later

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    The dramatic story of D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner” focuses on the life of a family torn between materialistic belongings and parental love. Paul’s intentions are ultimately to win his mother’s affection. The reader acknowledges Hester could not feel love‚ and we eagerly read on‚ in hopes Hester will open her heart to Paul. However‚ despite Paul’s secret monetary gifts to Hester‚ Paul’s “luck” is cut short without ever knowing motherly love. Hester‚ consumed by materialistic objects

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    Outline Title: “The Lottery vs. The Rocking-Horse Winner” I. Introduction A. In what ways are the two shorts stories by Shirley Jackson and D.H. Lawrence similar and different. B. In “The Lottery vs. The Rocking-Horse Winner” we are analyzing the similarities and differences in setting from a fictional viewpoint between these two short stories. II. Body A. What are the settings of these two short stories‚ 1. Where do they take place 2. When do they take place 3. What similarities and differences

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    The Rocking Horse Winner Essay The Rocking Horse Winner‚ a short story written by D.H. Lawrence‚ was first published in Harper’s Bazaar Magazine in 1926. The story takes place in England just after the First World War‚ most likely in or near London. The story is about a young boy named Paul‚ who had the special power of communicating with his wooden rocking horse to find the winning races. He desired to be loved by his mother‚ but the mother had an unhealthy fixation with materialism. The author

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    In both William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” and D. H. Lawrence’s “ The Rocking Horse Winner”‚ the author’s give us a glimpse of two poor families who suffer through similar problems in different ways and situations. The comparison shows how in “Barn Burning” because of Abner’s recklessness and cruelty‚ his son Sartoris Snopes and family are unable to get into the larger society. In “The Rocking Horse Winner‚” the mother’s greed for money and her behavior with her children and husband forces her son

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    The Themes of The Lottery and The Rocking Horse Winner In D.H. Lawrence’s The Rocking-Horse Winner and the Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery are different stories about different topics but have a similar ending. Each story teaches a lesson. If everyone where to sit down and read both of these short stories in a critical manner people’s lives would be changed for the better. The Lottery is a short story‚ third-person‚ objective. In short the citizens of this New England village gather at 10:00 AM on

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