Critical Analysis Of The Rocking Horse Winner

The short story that has the best quality off literary fiction would be, The Rocking-Horse Winner by D H Lawrence, a story about a young boy trying to win his mother’s love by seeking the luck she thinks she does not have also, wanting to give her the luxurious lifestyle she dreams of by betting on horse races he begins to make money to hopefully make everything better. This short story represents setting, plot, theme, symbol and character very well. Without these main points of emphasis being made a short story would have no structure so that’s what I feel is most important.

In the short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner”, by David Herbert Lawrence, there is this family, as the family wants to keep their economic status, the mom want’s to have money all the time. The Mom has a mental mindset of the family being rich, as she believes that she has money, but in reality, the family is not rich and they have no money as they are in debt. The mom is unhappy as the parent's marriage is unsatisfactory, the mom thought she was lucky before she got married to her husband, so she thinks that her husband gave her bad luck. Both parents have no luck. The mom does not like her own children. The mom tells his son Paul, that she and Dad have no luck. This short story has many secrets that various of the characters keep from one another. In “The Rocking-Horse Winner”, the theme is a Moral Obligation as Hester the mom does not like her kids and only her and the kids know, Paul keeps from his mom that him, uncle Oscar, and Bassett have been betting on horse races and that the “Rocking-Horse” gives Paul luck.

In “The Rocking-Horse Winner” we are introduced to a woman who author D.H Lawrence states, “was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck. She married for love, and the love turned to dust. She had bonny children, yet she felt they had been thrust upon her, and she could not love them.” When I dive into the psychology behind that statement, I come up with a thought that this beginning draws similarities to Lawrence’s own upbringing with his coal miner father and schoolteacher mother. Similarly the mother in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is disenchanted with her marriage and the way her life

Throughout the story the characters have come to the conclusion that money brings happiness. In this part of the story, it specifies that instead of elation comes misery because no matter how much money there is, there will never be that joy that they have been striving for. After endless times of trying to transform money into joy it is still not working, but it is not stopping them from trying. No matter how much money they receive, they will still strive for more because in their minds that is the only option to find joy but it only leads to a cycle of disappointment.To conclude, D.H. Lawrence, demonstrates that insanity and unhappiness is shown through foreshadowing because their greed for money and their misunderstanding of happiness.

In “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence, an immense amount of attention is poured towards the focus of money. Today, who someone is depends drastically upon the amount of money they have. Sadly, money determines who you are before you even realize it. The same idea is developed into this story. An essay says, “While his father is a hard worker, he does not bring in enough money to satisfy the expensive tastes of the latter’s wife. Because of this, Paul’s mother resents her husband and makes it clear that she wants more monetary benefits out of life” (Pierce). Although she may not realize it, Paul’s mother is beginning to demand so much of her husband that it not only wears out her husband, but continually rubs off onto Paul. Paul becomes so bothered by the thought that his family has little to none money, and his only desire is to change that feeling for his family. He begins to realize that he wants nothing but money for his family so they can experience life in such a way that they are able to enjoy what they have and obtain more. As Paul is growing up amid such an issue, he begins to realize that no matter what he is doing, he is constantly being reminded that his family is destitute. “He was looking so extraordinarily foolish for no other reason but that he heard the secret whisper all over the house: “There must be more money” (Page 1248). Given the circumstances, everything that Paul did reminded him subtly about the family issue. Because of

Eventually the luck, or in this case, the unluck, had to run out, and it did. Paul's continual confusion leads him to find his "luck" of know the winning horses. Paul is successful at reaching this goal and fulfilling his mother's definition of luck. The whole belief of his mother's was the basis for Paul's confusion. Good luck for Paul would be to see his mother happy. He knew that money was what made her happy. According to

In society today, money and wealth are things that many people search for, but some wonder what these tangible things actually do for us. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the reader is able to obtain an understanding of the role money plays in society. Throughout the novel, it is shown that money and wealth can lead to temporary joy and happiness, but will eventually lead a person to destruction and failure.

"Money is usually attracted, not pursued" (Jim Rohn). Willa Cather's short story, "Paul's Case," is about a teenage boy who thinks highly of himself and often tries to escape his normal life. Paul feels the happiest at the Carnegie Hall where he is an usher. There he is not the boy everyone hates, but he is always calm and comfortable. After Paul is taken out of school and away from the job he loved, he feels incomplete. This story is very intriguing because it shows how not appreciating the things you have can cause depression and many unthinkable things. Willa Cather uses the characters in the story to show how not bothering to try and help someone, not appreciating the things you have, and .

In the day and age of 2017, money makes the world go round. Without money, it's almost impossible to live. People are obsessed! But what happens when the obsession goes overboard in a totally different time period?Just take a look into The Great Gatsby, and you’ll find the answer. The setting of this book takes place in the Roaring Twenties, a time when economic growth swept the nation. In this book, we see the ugly consequences of the obsession with money. With this being said, it can be concluded that the theme is that wealth drives people to commit unethical/immoral actions, and is incapable of completely satisfying anyone. The author illustrates this by using similes, personification, and symbolism.

The stories “The Rocking Horse Winner” and “Araby” were an example of coming of age. The “Araby” story existed from a narrator that used his childhood experience while he is growing up and deteriorating in love Mangans sister. The narrator grew up in a quiet neighborhood and attended a Christian Brothers school. The boy lived with his aunt and uncle. In the house they lived in, there was a priest that had passed away in one of the rooms. One of the narrator’s favorite experiences was when he would scram through things that had been left behind in the house. This story was a coming of age story not really because he went from a young boy to a growing adult, but because the maturity in the story. He grew to love. He really struggled to

The greed for wealth and materialistic objects is an intrinsic component of human nature. It plays a crucial role as motivation for one to work to achieve financial success. However, when one singularly focuses on money and ignores all else, their greed becomes detrimental to their state of mind. People whose ambitions revolve solely around becoming wealthy and successful often ignore other aspects of life that are equally important for happiness, including relationships, health, and personal freedom. As a result, those who manage to obtain material success often find that they are not fulfilled by their riches, and seek to become even more wealthy; however, they can never achieve true satisfaction when they are in this cycle of avarice.

Certain individuals have a drive that can lead them to achieve what they desire most. In the Short story “The Rocking Horse Winner”, D.H Lawrence showcases this through character motivation and symbolism. He further this using pursuit of desire, and how if you take it to a certain extent it can result in tragedy if the individual chooses not to conform. Paul wants to please his mother because his mother feels that there family has no luck, but Paul proclaims that he is lucky. Paul suddenly becomes consumed with this sudden spree of good luck and feels this is the only way he will be able to gain to the affection of his mother. D.H Lawrence reveals that Paul has a certain flaw that turns him to believe that the only way he will be able to gain his mothers love and affection is by winning money in the horse races. He leads this pursuit of desire to the standards he thought he wanted to, but not to the standards that would have achieved what he wanted, which leads to his down fall. When individuals desire love from another, they may choose to conform their beliefs and actions to that person. At first they may feel successful, however if they sacrifice everything, in pursuing this kind of goal, they may pay a heavy price instead of gaining there hearts desire.

“The Rocking Horse Winner” is a short story written by D.H Lawrence that follows the short and tragic life of a boy named Paul, who assumes he has amazing luck after realizing he can predict racehorse winners by furiously riding his rocking horse until he reaches a trance-like state. Unfortunately, as his family takes advantage of his gift and starts gaining more money, Paul’s luck begins to kill him. Literally. Throughout the story, there are several themes evident, such as wealth, life, conscious, existence; luck, family, and greed. The conflicts displayed are man vs man, man vs self, and man vs. society. The rocking horse has become an obsession for paul and the potential benefits it would have on his family, ultimately not knowing the actual harm it will cause.

Lawrence. His mother was someone who would always complain and talk about the fact that there was no money in the family. Bassett was also someone who had a very large influence on Paul and his gambling habits. Finally, Uncle Oscar was also someone who had a large influence on Paul and even helped him come to and make the final decisions in his life that would ultimately be the end. Money was something that really had a large influence on Paul and how he made his decisions. Because these people and their influence on money, Paul eventually met his end because of his desires to please these

            Lawrence also uses a few well placed images to show the reader the difference between working for one's money and then investing it wisely, and squandering money that one does not know the value of.  The first set of images include Paul furiously rocking away at his riding the wooden horse, to find "where there is luck."  Paul understood that if he was to succeed, he would have to work, despite what people said about his work.  This knowledge also gave him a sense of the value of any money he collected.  Another of the first group of images include Paul's method of investment of his gains.  Because of the effort he had to expend, he was not about to spend his money unwisely.  Instead, he invested it in sure deals, always being cautious when he was "not quite sure."  He even kept a reserve in case of the unthinkable.  The second set of images include Hester, who receives her money without having to work for it, getting no sense of it's worth.  Upon gaining the five thousand Paul leaves aside for her, she immediately spends it on superfluous things, causing the voices in the walls to "simply trill and scream in a sort of ecstasy."