It is in this part of the story where Lawrence illustrates an awakening in Paul after his mother subtly shuns him when he tells her he is lucky because "God" told him. With this motivation Paul sets out to find "luck" and stumbles upon his rocking horse.
The rocking horse is the device that Paul uses to attain his wealth. The rocking horse is one of the ironies in the story because it is symbolized as a child's toy and is meant to be for play. However, in the story the horse is more than just a toy, it becomes the driving force of Paul's sanity. The rocking horse appears to be Paul's answer to attaining money for his home and hopes of his mother's love. Lawrence illustrates the demon that awakes in Paul through this passage of the story:.
"He wanted luck, he wanted it, he wanted it he would sit on his big rocking-horse, charging madly into space, with a frenzy that made the little girls peer at him uneasily. Wildly the horse careered, the waving dark hair of the boy tossed, his eyes had a strange glare in them Now take me to where there is luck! Now take me! (Lawrence 526)".
The irony that Lawrence is trying to illustrate in the rocking horse is that nothing is what it appears to be, that something as simple as a child's toy can have devastating effects. .
Oscar Cresswell, Paul's uncle plays a major influence in Paul's greed. Oscar becomes an influence after Paul profits from the ten shillings that he lent him. The greed in the story falls into place through Oscar because Paul believes that his uncle is lucky because of what his mother had said. When Oscar takes Paul to the race meet, Lawrence writes, "his eyes were blue with fire," as a symbol of determination for Paul to witness his predictions. With Oscar and Paul winning at the race meet Paul is sealed with a more focused perspective for gambling. He becomes very obsessed with going to the derbies because of the voices that scream out at him demanding more money, even as this happens he still does not tell his mother why he needs to go to the derbies.
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D.H Lawrence and Marriage The novels of D.H.Lawrence characteristically examine changing human relationships. ... Lawrence came from a working class family. ... In the time of Lawrence the world was male dominated. ... Give example Chapter 1 Sons and Lovers is Lawrence's first novel to be examined, which demonstrates Lawrence's maturity as a writer. ... Lawrence's analysis of a failing marriage and its effect on others is biting and realistic. ...
This seems as though you"re watching a movie, but that's exactly the way D.H. Lawrence depicts Paul's mother in "The Rocking Horse Winner". ... Furthermore, a possible analysis of the mother's character is that she is spoiled when she is a child. ... If Lawrence would tell us a little more about Paul's mother, maybe there"d be some positive persona; otherwise, finding any good qualities would be very difficult. ...
Character Analysis Of Paul's Mother In "The Rocking Horse Winner". ... This seems as though you"re watching a movie, but that's exactly the way D.H. Lawrence depicts Paul's mother in "The Rocking Horse Winner". ... Furthermore, a possible analysis of the mother's character is that she is spoiled when she is a child. ... If Lawrence would tell us a little more about Paul's mother, maybe there"d be some positive persona; otherwise, finding any good qualities would be very difficult. ...
In literature, theoretical analysis plays a key role in the understandment and critical meaning of a text. ... D.H. ... The scary resemblance may cause one to believe that Lawrence was a strong believer in this theory. ... In the story, Paul's hubris of his gift is a clear depiction of Lawrence's depiction of psychological mayhem. ... Bibliography 1) Biography and Beliefs of Jacques Lacan http://courses.lib.odu.edu/engl/cbrooke/aacra/lacan.htm 2) Origins of Psychoanalytical Theory http://courses.lib.odu.edu/engl/cbrooke/aacra/psy1.htm 3) Lawrence, D.H. (1969). ...
In the short story "The Rocking-Horse Winner- written by D.H. Lawrence and the movie portrayal The Rocking Horse Winner directed by Peter Medak. ... In the final analysis, obviously the short story pays more attention to detail than the movie has bestowed. ...
According to D.H. Lawrence, the reasons Poe's morbid tales need be written is because old things need to die and disintegrate, because the old white psyche needs to be gradually broken down before anything else can come to pass. ... This is true also because he reduces his own self as a scientist reduces a salt in a crucible; almost like a chemical analysis of the soul and consciousness (Lawrence, 504). ... But moreover they are love stories (Lawrence, 504). ...