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    The Rocking Horse Winner The dramatic short story "The rocking horse winner‚" is about a young boy who desires to be loved by his mother. The author‚ D.H. Lawrence develops a theme that states‚ the desire for money and social status is a destructive force. The story is about a young boy named Paul who tries to win his mothers love by gambling for money. Paul has a supernatural power which he can commute with his rocking horse to find out the winning races. However‚ in the end Paul tries too hard

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    "Ball"‚ "Eveline"‚ and "The Rocking-Horse Winner" are three short stories which all share common themes. In all three of these stories one of the juvenile characters is somehow damaged by their parents. In the "Rocking Horse-Winner‚" the main character Paul is hurt by his mother because she talks negatively about his father; this leaves Paul terrified and makes him want to be nothing like his father. At one point‚ Paul’s mother says‚ "…it’s because your father has no luck" (Lawrence 267). (This

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    The love and affection of a mother towards her family plays an important role. In the short story "The Rocking- Horse Winner" written by D.H Lawrence‚ the mother’s attitude undergoes a development. In the beginning of the story‚ she tends to be self obsessed. As the story progresses‚ she turns into a concerned mother. Towards the end of the story she realizes the danger of unbridled greed‚ as she loses her son. In the beginning of the story‚ the mother portrays a role of self obsessed woman‚ who

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    ENG 4U-B The Rocking Horse Winner ENG 4U-B June 17‚ 2113 Andrew Barr Key question 1. a) The reading strategies used while reading "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence are as follows. Before reading‚ identification of the purpose of reading this story was paramount. This was quite apparent as it was an expectation of the course‚ in which the focus was to analyze the subject of identity. I already know that the story was about a mother that does not love her children and I assumed

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    Luck or Death? ( An analysis of three messages from The Rocking Horse Winner) D.H. Lawrence‚ the author of The Rocking Horse Winner‚ had many literary achievements that were overshadowed by controversy. His morality shocked much of mainstream society and this is what began his works in poems‚ stories‚ and novels. After Lawrence’s death‚ society’s views of his writings changed profoundly‚ although today it is still admired by many. The Rocking Horse Winner‚ holds much identity to it in its background

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    Rocking Horse Winner March 2nd‚ 2009 D.H Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a characteristic modern story about a family filled with inner conflict‚ all revealed through the innocence of the young Master Paul. The family is plagued with the dissatisfaction of never having enough wealth‚ to keep their affluent position in society. The mother although a descent women‚ is not very devoted to her children and instead spends her time blaming their “unfortunate” situation on her husband’s

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    “The Rocking Horse Winner” portray how people can act in horrific ways when influenced by society. I. Horrific ways A. “The Lottery” 1. Death by stoning 2. Children involved 3. Bad tradition B. ”The Rocking Horse Winner” 1. Un-loving mother 2. Greed 3. Selfishness Fictional Essay This essay will compare and contrast the author’s theme/purpose/conflict and plot of two short stories called “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by DH

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    The Rocking-Horse Winner The Rocking-Horse Winner is a complex story that is best understood if one examines it through the 5 Elements of Fiction: setting‚ character‚ plot‚ point of view and theme. This story is about a little boy named Paul who is trying to gain love and affection from his greedy mother. One day he told his mother that he had luck and he knew his mother did not believe him. This compelled him to go out and find luck on his own. He set off on his rocking horse on a journey to

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    Materialism The theme of materialism is found in D.H. Lawrence’s story‚ “The Rocking-Horse Winner”. Materialism‚ according to Meriam-Webster‚ is a doctrine that the only or the highest values or objectives lie in material well-being and in the furtherance of material progress (Merriam-Webster’s‚ 2018). There are two references within “The Rocking-Horse Winner” that exemplify the theme of materialism. The first reference to materialism is the advantages used to describe Paul’s family. D.H. Lawrence

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    Professor Shearer English 101 February 2‚ 2013 “The Rocking Horse Winner” Lawrence son of a coal miner and a school teacher‚ was born and grew up in Nottinghamshire‚ England. Lawrence was rejected for the military service in World War 1 because of lung trouble. This story took place just years after World War 1. It took place near London; London’s Richmond Park. There are a couple of characters in this story. They are Paul‚ Hester‚ Paul’s father‚ Bassett‚ Oscar Creswell‚ Miss Wilmot‚ Paul’s two

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