Lawrence's short story, "The Rocking-Horse Winner,"" we see a child with many problems. He has a mother who, at the beginning, has no maternal feeling for him and a house that whispers to him of its money problems. However, when we meet Paul, he seems like a happy and fairly well adjusted boy. As the story progresses, Paul's most pervasive problem is revealed. Paul is addicted to gambling "an addiction that will eventually take his young life. One of the characteristics of a gambling addiction is the desire to be wealthy. It is justified to the gambler by saying "everyone wants to be wealthy-. This is a definite theme in "The Rocking-Horse winner-, as the reason that Paul starts to gamble is to stop the house from whispering, "There must be more money!-. After Paul's mother tells him that luck is what makes money, Paul decides that he 2 wants luck and sets off on his rocking horse to find it. He wants to find luck so badly that he becomes obsessed with it, and appears mad when he is charging on his quest to find it. "He would sit on his big rocking-horse, charging madly into space with a frenzy- all in his quest for luck. Eventually, Paul decides that he has indeed found luck, and, when riding his rocking horse, is able to tell the winner of an upcoming horse race. He strikes a deal with the family gardener, Basset, to be his partner, and together they bet on the races that Paul "knows- the winner of. Together, Paul and Basset form a mutually lucrative partnership, and eventually expand it to include Paul's uncle, Oscar Cresswell. Uncle Oscar is very pleased that his young nephew has taken an interest in the horse races, and is given the privilege of Paul's knowledge. As the story progresses, the three partners do very well, and Paul decides that the time has come to share some of it with his mother in the hope that it will stop the house from whispering. Sadly, this only has the opposite affect.
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In life, winners are those that are tenacious and pursue their goals, and losers are those that don't attempt to make an effort at all. ... People consider winners to be super intelligent and losers to be really lazy, but this may not always be the case. ... The winners are those who work diligently every step of the way and stay resilient even when they do not succeed. ... Armed with this view, I consider winners to be those that play all the cards they are dealt in life in an outstanding way, taking up all challenges logically, and not fearing to get up after failing. ... Hard work and ...
In the story "The Rocking-Horse Winner" he mostly used symbolism in the whole story. ... In this story the Lawrence describes the surroundings in sight, smell, noise and physical sense whereas The Rocking Horse Winner is only using a little sight, a little noise and emotional sense. ... Paul rides a rocking-horse, until something somehow tells him the winner of a horse race. ...
Lawrence's short story, "The Rocking Horse Winner," is a prime example of an author cleverly applying this theoretical approach to the creation of a story. ... "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a story about a young boy who is desperately searching for luck and money in order to please his unhappy mother. ... The theme of "The Rocking Horse Winner" indicates the influence parents have on their children, according to the theory. ... All in all, "The Rocking Horse Winner" bears a striking resemblance to Lacan's view on the Psychoanalytic theory. ... "The rocking horse winner." ...
A True Winner On Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea Abstract: Ernest Hemingway, a famous American writer, is considered as one of the most important and outstanding writers of the 20th century in the world. ... Key words: Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, true winner Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) is regarded as a 20th century's important and outstanding writer in the world. ... The old man is worthy of the title "true winner" because "A true winner, should be the perfect combination of self-confidence and steadfastness." ... Before he has a chance to enjoy being a winner, the ...
Greed in The Rocking Horse Winner People need money to live, and enough to buy the basic goods one needs to survive, but everybody wants more money. ... The more money one has, the more money one wants, as is shown in the story, "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. ... (p. 169) The family, especially the mother, always wanted more money in the story "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. ...
?The Rocking-horse Winner? By D. H. Lawrence ?The Rocking-horse Winner? is a story based on a child who needed to be lucky. Throughout the story different point of view techniques were used which made the story much more believable and interesting. The author used these techniques often, a...
