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    The Comparisons of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and “The Lottery” “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence is an unpredictable‚ fairytale-like short story about a mother of three who constantly worries about her financial problems. She has a son who is fervent about figuring out a solution to her predicament. This story also has an abrupt ending that gives off strong emotion. Another short story‚ called “The Lottery”‚ has the same spectacle of ending the story with suspense. Written by Shirley

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    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 people

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    Comparison of The Withered Arm and The Rocking Horse Winner 1.From the title ‘The Withered Arm’ a visual image is conceived of a disfigured arm in our mind The main characters presented here are Rhoda brook and the young Mrs lodge‚ married to the farm owner where Rhoda brook works as a milkmaid. It’s basically a conflict of beauty which roda brrok envies and persistently uses her child to almost spy on Mrs. lodge and report to her with feedback. The story is set in a rural atmosphere at a farm

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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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    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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    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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    Rocking Horse Winner-Analysis “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people‚ eager for money‚ have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” (1 Timothy 6:10) I am sure many people‚ whether you attend church or not‚ are familiar with this passage of scripture from the Bible. It states that the love of money will eventually lead to self destruction. I think that this is the central theme in “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence

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