many techniques in which elaborate on the importance of many topics discussed. The character foils, which add to Paul's character, give a sense of the boy's growing need to gamble and become lucky. The whispering house is a main symbol in the plot that leads to the outcome of the story and the main force that drives the young boy to find a winner. Also widely used terms are imagery and irony. Many details are given throughout the story, giving the reader a real sense of being there, watching young Paul ride his horse. Many ironic situations arise throughout the story, such as the title; was Paul really a

winner? Paul, feeling unloved and unwanted, tried to please his mother by being lucky. Love stirs the deep emotional balance and when lacked, brings about ostentatious, and at times irrational behavior to be noticed. Lawrence uses these terms and many more to lure the reader in and attach them to the pages until the last one.

By using foil characters to sharpen Paul's character, Lawrence introduces many of the drivers of Paul's addiction like his mother and his Uncle Oscar. Paul's mother, Hester, resented her children and made Paul

stop whispering. " 'Oh-h-h; there must be more money. Oh, now, now-w!'" (306) was heard Instead of the expected silence. A veil of greed shrouded each item in that house, screaming the need for money. The title, "The Rocking-Horse Winner" has an ironic undertone as well as many things throughout this story. Yes, Paul may have been a winner, in the sense that he won races, but did he or anyone else for that fact win? Was winning the races with names like Malabar and Daffodil just luck? Among the numerous literary terms used, character foils, symbolism and irony play an important role on the impression that D. H. Lawrence wants the reader to achieve. The widespread use of character enhancement by the use of foils, symbolism and the use of irony, give a rich meaning to the tone of the story. This sad fictional work affects the reader in many ways, but Lawrence's use of these terms help the reader better

and left her that money, but if he were lucky, would he have died? Hester needs to reevaluate what luck really is. His death captures the essence of the carefree youth that has takes on an adult worry; he wants his mother to know that he is lucky.

to see a smile upon her face. She made Paul feel sorry for her for being a lucky woman who happened to marry an unlucky man and thus became unlucky herself. Aside from Paul's mother, his Uncle Oscar added to his problem. While riding his wooden rocking-horse, Uncle Oscar told Paul to " ' Don't stop until you get there"' (301). Seeing

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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)