“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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attention to detail throughout the story. Furthermore‚ 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
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occurrences. Jealousy‚ death‚ abuse‚ and many other factors can stress relationships to the point of demise. They can often originate from an individual’s character and personality‚ or further affect it. Much of Lawrence’s writing contains the common theme of tormented family relationships. This theme can be seen in the short story The Rocking-Horse Winner through: "the terrible mother" Hester‚ "the anti-wise man" Oscar Cresswell‚ and "the sacrificial scapegoat" Paul. Hester is portrayed as cold and
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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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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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The concluding paragraphs of D. H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” (rpt. in Thomas R. Arp and Greg Johnson‚ Perrine’s Literature: Structure‚ Sound‚ and Sense‚ 11th ed.[Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2012] 311-324). Paul is a young boy who didn’t receive any love from his mother. The mother cares more about money‚ but she can’t manage it. He can feel everything that is wrong‚ and he wants to make it right. Paul is an emotional boy who wasn’t really loved by his mother; With his determination‚ he tries to
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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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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 this pursuit only leads to destruction. In both stories the authors create characters who believe that the
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fiction based short stories. I will compare “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H Lawrence. These are two dynamic‚ but suspenseful short stories. They are very different in tone and style‚ but they have similar tragic ironies in areas of the stories. Both of the stories leaves the reader in suspense throughout it‚ but definitely at the strong emotional endings. “The Rocking Horse Winner” introduction almost foreshadows and sets the tone of the whole story. Both stories
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Both family and religion can play a large role in any story. Family gives background to any character and religion can flesh out their morals and reasoning. Family provides the main motive for both of the protagonists in “Sredni Vashtar” and “The Rocking Horse Winner‚” even though each protagonists family is completely different which inspires them in different ways. Family has a part to play in how religion is pictured‚ which makes each interpretation of religion different but also similar.
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