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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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    "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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    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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    Irony‚ a statement meaning the opposite of what is written literally when taken in context is one of the popular literary devices used. R. H. Lawrence also uses various ironies in his short story‚ Rocking-Horse Winner. Consequently‚ the various ironies in the story Rocking-House Winner effectively help to enhance the story by further developing the literary elements. First of all‚ R. H. Lawrence uses irony to strengthen the setting and the conflict in order to create a stronger developed story

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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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    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 is apparent

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    difficulty. The main winners in global shift seem to be NICs as it is happening to them and they embrace it. However‚ if you look at all the other parties involved‚ another picture starts to appear and NICs may not be as lucky as they first appear to be. All countries and companies linked to global shift have been negatively impacted as well as positively impacted; they just have to weigh the pros against the cons. One of the main reasons that NICs are seen to be the biggest winners of global shift

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    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 in the story. Can money be unhealthy and damaging to a marriage or family? In the story “The Jewelry” two people were madly in love and he claimed there were only two things about her that he didn’t like and

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    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 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

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