... I try to help relieve my mother's stress by working and paying bills. D.H. Lawrence's "The Rocking-Horse Winner," is a story about a boy's attempt to buy his mother's love. The story represents the effects of greed, secrecy, consequence and the relationship between a mother and son. Materialism and money are key elements in the plot of the story. The story also explores the awakening and change of innocence of a boy to his obsession with ... on him. Sadly, in the end of the story Paul dies. The irony that Lawrence illustrates here is that Paul was striving for the love and happiness for ...

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• Grade Level: High School