Despite the overwhelming effort of keeping up appearances this family is overcome by the need to gain wealth. However, the wealth they find will come at a cost. Because they cannot control their urge to spend, they lose control of what should be most precious: their children. .
The mother, though beautiful and had many prospects is however, is lacking in luck. Although she had married for love, the love doesn't exist any longer. Her feelings of inadequacy towards being wealthy transferred to her own children. She imagined they were somehow put upon her, that "They looked at her coldly, as if finding fault with her (100)" and, therefore, she could not bring herself to show them love. The father, "always very handsome and expensive in his tastes (101)" appeared to be useless at anything he tried. Both parents are guilty of neglecting their relative responsibilities, choosing instead to worship wealth. .
Because of their unique obsession with future riches, their home becomes "haunted" by one particular phrase: "There must be more money! (101)" Though this word was never spoken amongst the residents of the house, it was well-known in the minds of all who lived there. "It came whispering from the springs of the still-swaying rocking horseThe big doll, sitting so pink and smirking in her new pram, could hear it quite plainly, and seemed to be smirking all the more self-consciously because of it. (101)" The whisper infiltrated the rooms with its secret, filling each and every corners and cranny, right to the woodwork itself.
The manner with which the author illustrates Paul, the young boy at the heart of the story, is replete with a child's emotion, as though you are looking through his eyes. When he asked his mother about luck, "it's because your father has no luck, (101)" she responds. "Is luck money, Mother?" She tells him that luck is the reason you have money, further confusing him with her choice of words.
?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...
THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER Every human being desires to rise in life or society; it's how we get there that determine our consequences, Greed has no boundaries with social inequality, however the innocent pay the maximum price. ... Paul rocking-horse, was the key element to getting his "luck". ... Uncle Oscar found the boy on one of his journeys on his horse, his uncle found out the boy's uncanny ability to predict the racehorse winner. ... Defeated, Paul's necessity to escape is apparent, his journey continued on the rocking- horse trying to get away and ye...
Lawrence's short story, "The Rocking-Horse Winner,"" we see a child with many problems. ... 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!... 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. ... One evening, after a party, Paul's mother returns to find her son "in his green pyjamas, madly surging on the rocking-horse- frantically seeking for the winner of the Derby. ... Upon ...
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. ... For every time the exact phrase was heard the boy struggles to find an answer for it, so he always goes to his room and rides his rocking wooden horse. Paul rides a rocking-horse, until something somehow tells him the winner of a horse race. ...
In the short story "The Rocking-Horse Winner," D.H. ... He begins riding his wooden rocking horse to find the winner of the horse races. ... His anxiety about the winner kept him from sleeping that night, so he began riding the horse furiously. ... He rides a rocking horse to win wealth, and to silence the "whispering" of the house. ... In the end, Paul died of a brain fever brought on by his dissatisfaction and his obsession with riding his wooden rocking horse to find a winner. ...
"The Rocking-Horse Winner- is a short story written by D.H. ... On his last rocking horse ride, Paul screamed "Malabar! ... At first the "rocking-horse- was Paul's favorite toy; he "knew the horse could take him- wherever he needed to go. ... Paul did not care; he gained his inspiration for the horse races from his rides on the "rocking-horse."" ... He was always glaring with his "big blue eyes- to find the winner when he would ride his "rocking-horse."" ...
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." ...
In "The Rocking-Horse Winner", Paul can be seen as a messianic figure, because he appears to become close to God when he rocks back and forth on his rocking-horse, and saves the house. ... Paul rides a rocking horse to become close to god, whereas the biblical figure of Saul/Paul was riding a horse into Damascus when he he encountered and became close to god. other references to this are the fact that the writer makes note of Paul's eyes, which in the bible Saul is struck blind briefly by god. ... In this story we can see that a rocking-horse can be used as a religious tool. Paul uses t...
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. ... Paul, the child, knew that his family wanted money, and he knew that he was lucky, betting on the horses. ... He picked the horse, and the gardener placed the bet. ... (p. 169) The family, especially the mother, always wanted more money in the story "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. ...
