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    Throughout the course of literature‚ eyes have been viewed as gateways to one’s true nature and thought process; there’s even a cliché that states as much‚ one that is consistently being reiterated. D.H. Lawrence’s "Rocking-Horse Winner" contains various instances of this motif in action‚ with the repeated mention of eyes providing crucial insight into both Paul and his mother by revealing the true nature of the latter’s feelings towards her children whenever they look into each other’s eyes and

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    D.H. Lawrence’s 1926 short story‚ The Rocking Horse Winner‚ can be seen as an exemplum of love and materialism to coexist. The various family members in the story expose the greedy and materialistic obsession. The mother in the story‚ Hester‚ portrays an unsatisfiable desire for a luxurious lifestyle. Although Hester was born beautiful and “started with all the advantages”1(436)‚ Hester believes she has become unlucky after marrying. In an attempt to satisfy his mother’s desires‚ Paul‚ “went off

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    And indeed‚”The Rocking Horse Winner” seems to ascend the realm of the fantastic. It can however be judged independent of its supernatural element. The setting is a well kept house‚ despite the finances in which the mother is extremely bitter about the lack of money and the impotency of the father to handle such a situation. Paul‚ the male older child desperately wants to be lucky to be able to please his mother and his rocking horse becomes the instrument through which he

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    In the short story “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H Lawrence‚ the attention on luck‚ money by Paul’s loved ones drives them apart‚ and all he wants is recognition and acceptance from them. The theme is shown through the characters and their actions. D.H Lawrence displays the idea that love and bliss can be wrecked by money. Just like there is "not enough money" in this story‚ there is also not ever enough love or enough action to amuse Hester. Paul strives for money to win his mother’s love and

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    various works of literature‚ one often overlooks the importance of certain themes‚ symbols‚ and styles of writing that emphasize or even create the messages or feelings the author is attempting to convey. These subtle details are essentially the meat and potatoes of any work‚ and therefore one cannot comprehend the true meaning of the work without fully understanding these literary devices. D.H. Lawrence ’s The Rocking Horse Winner is a short story chock full of literary devices that turns this story

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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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    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‚ the theme is governed

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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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    English 102 B33- Composition and Literature Fall 2014 Term D APA Format September 4‚ 2014 Fiction essay thesis and outline   The Lottery – Shirley Jackson The Rocking-Horse winner – D.H. Lawrence   Thesis statement: “The Lottery”‚ written by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking-Horse winner”‚ written by D.H. Lawrence both use the stories settings in contradicting ways in order to present the seriousness of the stories. Shirley Jackson used the setting as a way to sidetrack

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    “Paul’s Case” and “The Rocking Horse Winner” After reading “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather and “The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H Lawrence the reader can realize these stories are warnings against materialism and the longing to have it all. Two different characters both by the name of Paul face a difficult situation‚ the desire to acquire more money. A substantial number of outside forces of both characters lead them to believe they need more than they already have. While feeling alienated

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