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    “The Rocking Horse Winner” portray how people can act in horrific ways when influenced by society. I. Horrific ways A. “The Lottery” 1. Death by stoning 2. Children involved 3. Bad tradition B. ”The Rocking Horse Winner” 1. Un-loving mother 2. Greed 3. Selfishness Fictional Essay This essay will compare and contrast the author’s theme/purpose/conflict and plot of two short stories called “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by DH

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    The Rocking-Horse Winner The Rocking-Horse Winner is a complex story that is best understood if one examines it through the 5 Elements of Fiction: setting‚ character‚ plot‚ point of view and theme. This story is about a little boy named Paul who is trying to gain love and affection from his greedy mother. One day he told his mother that he had luck and he knew his mother did not believe him. This compelled him to go out and find luck on his own. He set off on his rocking horse on a journey to

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    Death? ( An analysis of three messages from The Rocking Horse Winner) D.H. Lawrence‚ the author of The Rocking Horse Winner‚ had many literary achievements that were overshadowed by controversy. His morality shocked much of mainstream society and this is what began his works in poems‚ stories‚ and novels. After Lawrence’s death‚ society’s views of his writings changed profoundly‚ although today it is still admired by many. The Rocking Horse Winner‚ holds much identity to it in its background.In

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    Rocking Horse Winner March 2nd‚ 2009 D.H Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a characteristic modern story about a family filled with inner conflict‚ all revealed through the innocence of the young Master Paul. The family is plagued with the dissatisfaction of never having enough wealth‚ to keep their affluent position in society. The mother although a descent women‚ is not very devoted to her children and instead spends her time blaming their “unfortunate” situation on her husband’s

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    life. In the short story by D. H. Lawrence‚ “The Rocking-Horse Winner”‚ a young boy named Paul encounters a rough lifestyle due to fact that nothing is ever good enough for his dear mother‚ Hester. He takes the burden on himself‚ and tries to reclaim everything that his mother desperately longs for. As young as Paul is‚ he takes a huge responsibility in resolving the financial burden of his family. Paul is a crucial character element to the plot and this relationship between the two helps the story

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    ENG 4U-B The Rocking Horse Winner ENG 4U-B June 17‚ 2113 Andrew Barr Key question 1. a) The reading strategies used while reading "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence are as follows. Before reading‚ identification of the purpose of reading this story was paramount. This was quite apparent as it was an expectation of the course‚ in which the focus was to analyze the subject of identity. I already know that the story was about a mother that does not love her children and I assumed

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    “For the love of money is the root of all evil.” in the short story‚ The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H Lawrence. The story is centered on Paul‚ a persistent young boy‚ who remains selfless in his quest to make his mother‚ Hester‚ a happy wealthy woman. Paul shows loyalty throughout the story‚ never giving up on bringing luck into his mother’s life. The happiness of his mother‚ motivates Paul to continue gambling on horse races. His naive belief that money would cure his mother’s depression over being

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    The Rocking-Horse Loser Money‚ although important‚ is not the only thing that makes life worth living. However‚ for the characters in D. H. Lawrence’s short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner‚” money appears to be the only thing that produces happiness. This ideology proves quite toxic‚ as seen in the characterization of Paul and his mother; it is through these two vessels that Lawrence accentuates the consequences of greed and materialism. Paul’s death is the result of his mother’s selfishness which

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    Materialism The theme of materialism is found in D.H. Lawrence’s story‚ “The Rocking-Horse Winner”. Materialism‚ according to Meriam-Webster‚ is a doctrine that the only or the highest values or objectives lie in material well-being and in the furtherance of material progress (Merriam-Webster’s‚ 2018). There are two references within “The Rocking-Horse Winner” that exemplify the theme of materialism. The first reference to materialism is the advantages used to describe Paul’s family. D.H. Lawrence

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    The Rocking-Horse Winner "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story written by David Herbert Lawrence‚ an English novelist‚ poet‚ and short story writer. The story was published in July 1926‚ in Harper ’s Bazaar‚ and then appeared in the first volume of Lawrence ’s collected short stories. After that‚ the story was made into a film released in 1949. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a short story that incorporates elements of the fable‚ fantasy‚ and fairy tale. Like a fable‚ it presents morals. Like

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