Many authors are acknowledged for having reoccurring themes found throughout their career. The author of The Horse Dealer's Daughter, D.H. Lawrence, can be categorized into this group. He is well known for his reoccurring theme that romantic love is mentally redeeming. The Horse Dealer's Daughter starts off having you confused. A lot of present information is given without much background knowledge on anything that happened prior to the first paragraph. Stories that start off that way tend to keep you intrigued because you read the first paragraph and your curiosity runs wild and you just want to know what is in store. The thing I liked the most about this story is it let your imagination run free. The author, D. H Lawrence, gives you just enough detail to be able to piece together certain images. This technique allows you to create your own image in your head and it helps me connect with the story more.
One of the major themes that is brought up in the story is the repressive role of their society. You can see this happen primarily in Mabel's life after she experiences life of poverty. Mabel was forced to buy cheap food and endure life of insufficiency. Then when you compare that to Fergusson's life, it is the complete opposite. A man who lived a successful life with wealth supporting him, yet he wasn't happy with it. His social status stood in the way of being able to confess his love for Mabel. This led him to be ashamed of how the society he lived in viewed things.
There are both internal and external conflicts in the story. An example of an external conflict would be that the Pervin family lost their home and their horse-dealing business fell through which causes Mabel and her brothers to try and find a new place to live. The internal conflict in the story is that all this trouble Mabel is going through with her house and poverty causes her to lose hope and strips her of her pride. The love conflict between Mabel and Dr.