H. Lawrence ’s The Rocking Horse Winner is a short story chock full of literary devices that turns this story from a simple‚ sad tale of a young boy into a grand dilemma consisting of sex‚ greed‚ neglect‚ and hidden lust. Sexual tones are expressed throughout the story through symbols‚ character interactions‚ and Lawrence ’s word usage. The boy ’s rocking horse and the manner in which Lawrence describes the use of this horse can be considered very sexual. "The rocking horse is his "mount" which
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Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner” and William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” short stories‚ both the writers give us a look into two deprived families who suffer through comparable problems in diverse situations. The human condition is something phenomenal that everyone seems to go through at some point in time‚ whether it be for the good or the bad‚ each person must take on one or all of the several challenges‚ this biggest challenge however is death. In the beginning of “The Rocking Horse Winner” it
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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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In the short story of "The Rocking-Horse Winner"‚ a boy named Paul is gifted in picking the winners in horse races. He currently is concerned about obtaining money to earn his mom’s love. The moral of this story is about luck and money. Paul’s mother introduces her speech about how lucky people are always rich. Afterwards‚ in the end‚ Paul tells her he is a lucky one. There are four elements from this passage that reveals foreshadowing‚ the revelation of character‚ suspense and atmosphere. D.H. Lawrence
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One of the most important elements for a reader is understanding the meaning behind a symbolic figure. Some might be difficult to catch‚ but in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and D.H. Laurence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner‚” both are quite clear. The stories have opposite symbols‚ but both are about the loved ones that influence their lives. For Mrs. Mallard‚ it’s her husband. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Louise Mallard received news that her loving husband died in a railroad disaster; which
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for Evil Money is considered‚ by some people‚ to be the root of all evil‚ when in reality money is no more evil than any other object. Money is just an object that can be abused; however‚ the true evil is selfish greed and lust for power. “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence and “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry exemplify two different types of greed through gambling and sacrifice. It is safe to say that people would consider vehicles to be helpful‚ but would they assume cars evil because
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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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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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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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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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