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    “The Destructors” And “The Rocking Horse Winner” Comparison and Contrast By Edward R. Tierney In this paper‚ I will compare and contrast the characters‚ themes‚ suspense and moral principles found in the stories The Destructors by Graham Greene and The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence. It is interesting that both Graham Green and D.H. Lawrence wrote during different time periods but share misery as a common theme. I can understand how Lawrence wrote from this perspective‚ because

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    stories‚ “The Rocking Horse Winner” by Shirley Jackson and “The Lottery” by D.H. Lawrence reveal that parents and other family members have a great influence on the moral development of the children in their lives: a person’s value is controlled by external factors rather than in who they are‚ and one’s own good is more important than the good of another. Death Through Parenting: How a Parent Passes on Fatal Patterns I. Thesis Statement: The two stories‚ “The Rocking Horse Winner” by Shirley

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    it captivates an audience when the story can easily be followed along. Therefore‚ the setting‚ a thorough understanding of each main character‚ the theme‚ and tone of each story must be clearly understood. The stories “The Lottery” and “The Rocking-horse Winner” share similarities in relationship to the setting however share many differences in regards to theme and tone. The setting of a story is monumental when developing a clear image for the audience. First‚ both stories take place in a past time

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    Just Keep Rocking Individuals have struggled with ignorance time and time again‚ and this ignorance can penetrate every aspect of their lives. In the short story by D. H. Lawrence‚ “The Rocking-Horse Winner“‚ young Paul has to encounter a series of misfortunate events‚ due to the fact that his beloved ambitious mother is unworthy of the what she has and each circumstance leads him and his family to great distress. With a burden on his shoulders‚ he will not stop until he gets what his mother desperately

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    of Self in The Rocking Horse Winner Heinz Kohut‚ days before his death‚ boldly stated at a Self Psychology conference in Berkeley‚ California‚ “The worst suffering I see in adult patients are in those very subtle‚ and difficult to uncover‚ absence of the mother‚ because her personality is absent. It is this emptiness that leads to the worse sufferings later in life” (Kohut‚ 1981). This cannot be more true of the story of little Paul in the story “The Rocking-Horse Winner” written by D.H

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    The Rocking Horse winner is a short story that shows how the lust for material things can lead to destructive effects. The Rocking Horse Winner is base in the late 1920 right before the great depression. So I can imagine with the hard economically times it would be hard for parents to provide for their children. D.H. Lawrence gave a good prospective on how low a people would go to remain good status among other people. Hester Paul’s mother represents greed and selfishness with her lust for material

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    frantic endings‚ come to mind when describing the short stories‚ The Yellow Wallpaper and The Rocking-Horse Winner. Both Gilman and Lawrence included a set of unsettling events involving extreme accounts of psychosis. Although‚ sharing the concept of psychosis‚ the origins of which each main characters experiences stem from differs. The conflicts in both stories differ greatly. In The Rock-Horse Winner‚ the main conflict is with the son‚ Paul. Paul believes he is ’lucky’ because of his winning streak

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    Does the possession of money or material possessions lead to happiness? Or does it lead to destruction? In his story "The Rocking Horse Winner‚" D.H. Lawrence depicts an example of how the pursuit of materialistic items will lead to destruction. "The Destructors" by Graham Greene also exemplifies the pursuit of material satisfaction in the form of notoriety which also leads to destruction. These authors argue that the pursuit of material possessions gives a false sense of happiness‚ and that

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    Within the story entitled The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence‚ the audience is divulged into the sordid family life of a adolescent boy named Paul‚ where there are three obvious morals told through the story ’s style and symbolism. Also present within The Rocking Horse Winner are elements of supernaturalism and cold harsh reality. The first distinct moral in The Rocking Horse Winner is that we must not let ourselves be succumbed to greed and the need for materialistic items over our

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    Lottery” and “The Rocking Horse Winner” Jim Vanover English 102 D30 Fall 2011   Thesis “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ and D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” provide two disparate uses of Setting in a short story which emphasize the importance of the element in a story. One author distracts the reader‚ while the other establishes the framework of the story.   Outline 1. Introduction a. Quick overview of “The Lottery” b. Quick overview of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” 2. Summary of

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