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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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    Student Name Professor Class Date Lack of Mother’s Love Leads to Abnormal Behavior in D. H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner” In the short story‚ “The Rocking-Horse Winner‚” D. H. Lawrence portrays the main character‚ Paul‚ as someone who adopts an abnormal behavioral quirk and takes it to the ultimate extreme. He is the young son of a poor family in England whose members equate luck with money and money with love‚ consequently Paul has a distorted perception of what is required to

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    H. Lawrence ’s The Rocking Horse Winner is a short story chock full of literary devices that turns this story from a simple‚ sad tale of a young boy into a grand dilemma consisting of sex‚ greed‚ neglect‚ and hidden lust. Sexual tones are expressed throughout the story through symbols‚ character interactions‚ and Lawrence ’s word usage. The boy ’s rocking horse and the manner in which Lawrence describes the use of this horse can be considered very sexual. "The rocking horse is his "mount" which

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    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

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    Pham Xuan Linh Student ID: PHXU291090 BBA2 Greed in "The Rocking Horse Winner" "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. H. Laurence shows us a common demon we all face in life‚ greed. We all need money in our life‚ to survive and to satisfy our needs. The more money you have‚ the easier your life would be. However‚ greed is the basic characteristic of human being‚ the more money you have‚ the more you want‚ as shown in the story. Greed is described as an hunger-evil that destroys love in the our heart

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    extravagance‚ a perspective brought on by the harsh reality of World War I. The scarcity of resources combined with stark images of the war influenced writers to condemn the aristocracy for their excessive self-indulgence. In DH Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner” his hatred for the English people’s materialism is conveyed through the death of an innocent child. Without a doubt‚ DH Lawrence views England as a money-dominated society. In fact Koban states‚ “Lawrence hated money and warping of modern

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    “The Destructors” by Graham Greene’s and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence’s are different story’s that show the effects among children caused by their Social Status 1. The introduction A. The geographical settings for both stories B. The negative effects on children 2. The introspection of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” A. Mother’s inability to love B. Paul’s premonitions 3. The comparison

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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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    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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