Analysis of "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence
Just Keep Rocking
Individuals have struggled with ignorance time and time again, and this ignorance can penetrate every aspect of their lives. In the short story by D. H. Lawrence, “The Rocking-Horse Winner“, young Paul has to encounter a series of misfortunate events, due to the fact that his beloved ambitious mother is unworthy of the what she has and each circumstance leads him and his family to great distress. With a burden on his shoulders, he will not stop until he gets what his mother desperately desires. He takes a huge responsibility that no kid at such a young age should take. Paul not only wants to resolve the financial crisis his family has been dealing with, but also satisfy his mother’s materialistic pleasures, because his mother told him how they were “not lucky“ and he is desperately anxious to prove her wrong. The role that takes place in their lives is wrongly messing with their future and everything leads them to a devastating ending, which is Paul’s death. Some parents are not aware of how much of an influence they are to their children; in this case Hester’s parental habits and lack of self-restrain are reflected in the tragic ending of her son’s life.
Hester, Paul’s mother, doesn’t realize that her perspective of life is greatly affecting her child’s life as well. She has a rare aspect of seeing things, she believes that luck is what brings you money and that without it you won’t be wealthy. She is incapable of realizing or admitting that what would really bring you wealthy or at least a decent and stable social status, is hard work and dedication. Nevertheless, her comprehension of this was entirely incorrect, for she believed all but this. Hester saw herself as lucky, as Lawrence states, “…a woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck.” Hester truly acknowledged the fact that she now had no luck because “She married for love,…”. She states that her husband was unlucky so she too had to share his
Individuals have struggled with ignorance time and time again, and this ignorance can penetrate every aspect of their lives. In the short story by D. H. Lawrence, “The Rocking-Horse Winner“, young Paul has to encounter a series of misfortunate events, due to the fact that his beloved ambitious mother is unworthy of the what she has and each circumstance leads him and his family to great distress. With a burden on his shoulders, he will not stop until he gets what his mother desperately desires. He takes a huge responsibility that no kid at such a young age should take. Paul not only wants to resolve the financial crisis his family has been dealing with, but also satisfy his mother’s materialistic pleasures, because his mother told him how they were “not lucky“ and he is desperately anxious to prove her wrong. The role that takes place in their lives is wrongly messing with their future and everything leads them to a devastating ending, which is Paul’s death. Some parents are not aware of how much of an influence they are to their children; in this case Hester’s parental habits and lack of self-restrain are reflected in the tragic ending of her son’s life.
Hester, Paul’s mother, doesn’t realize that her perspective of life is greatly affecting her child’s life as well. She has a rare aspect of seeing things, she believes that luck is what brings you money and that without it you won’t be wealthy. She is incapable of realizing or admitting that what would really bring you wealthy or at least a decent and stable social status, is hard work and dedication. Nevertheless, her comprehension of this was entirely incorrect, for she believed all but this. Hester saw herself as lucky, as Lawrence states, “…a woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck.” Hester truly acknowledged the fact that she now had no luck because “She married for love,…”. She states that her husband was unlucky so she too had to share his