Three Messages In Alice Walker's (Rocking Horse-Winner)

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(Three messages from Rocking Horse-Winner)

The first message for Rocking Horse-Winner is neglect because the parents do not pay attention to Paul. The father, Hester, does not play attention to Paul and he ends up becoming very unstable which causes a tragic accident. Paul has problems because nobody pays attention to him which causes his brain to shut down and he does not make it. Not only has Hester not payed much attention to him but his mother did not pay that much attention either. This child has always has his rocking horse and that has been his safe haven ever since he was a small child. “The boy saw she did not believe him; or rather, that she paid no attention to his assertion. This angered him somewhere, and made him