In The Rocking-Horse Winner Paul was a small boy from a materialistic family whose character progressed from a timid and curious little boy trying to get his mother's attention to an obsession with trying to please her. Paul's mother was only interested in material possessions and uninterested in her children. She was in debt and continued to live beyond their means. Paul was starving for love and attention from his mother and tried to please her. He became enthralled with betting on horse racing and making money to satisfy his mother. Paul's obsession with trying to win his mother's affection ultimately lead to his demise. .
Paul was the typical curious little boy. For example, he was curious as to why his mother was so unhappy. One day he inquired and his mother told him that they were the poor ones in the family because they were unlucky. Paul, in an attempt to please his mother told her that he was lucky. His mother belittled this idea causing Paul to feel rejected. Paul went in search of luck to gain his mother's approval. .
Paul began going on frenzied journeys on his rocking horse; he wanted the rocking horse to help him find luck in order to please his mother. He began betting on horse races with Bassett, a family servant. On the first race he lost the money that he bet. After his uncle gave him a ten-pound note he started winning the races that he was betting on. Paul then told his uncle Oscar that he was betting on the horses and that he was sometimes sure of the winner. His uncle found the situation rather amusing and thought that the boy was simply fantasizing. He convinced his uncle to join him and Bassett in betting on the races. After a couple of wins at the track the uncle questions Paul about his knowledge of the winning horses. Paul does not revel his secret of how he knows who will win. Paul's uncle is then curious about what Paul is going to do with the money. Paul informs him that he started it for his mother in an attempt to please her.
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Lawrence's short story, "The Rocking-Horse Winner,"" we see a child with many problems. ... 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. ... He no longer knows any of the winners, and so, as with a gambling addiction, he becomes overwrought and unable to sleep for worry about his failure. ... While on the horse, Paul knows that the winner of the Derby i...
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. ...
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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...
