"The Rocking-Horse Winner" was written by D.H. Lawrence. This is a story about a young boy who is desperately searching for luck and money in order to please his unhappy mother. In the end, this search leads to Paul's untimely death. One can easily view this story as a fantasy in which Paul bargains with some force, and rides his horse in order to gain knowledge. This knowledge allows Paul to gamble on horse races. Later, Paul loses his bargain, for some reason, and pays the ultimate price. However, Paul senselessly drives himself to an early death. The story actually begins with a discussion of his mother saying that she had the best opportunities in life, yet she lacked luck. "She married for love, and that love turned to dust." This is a very important line because al
though readers never find out exactly why, they know that there is no longer any love in the marriage of Paul's parents, at least on the mother's side. An important conversation between Paul and his mother occurs at the beginning of the story. Paul's mother tells him that they are the poor members of the family because, as mentioned before, his father had no luck. She defines luck as what causes one to have money, and states that she is notlucky either. Paul announces at this point that he is lucky, and begins to search for the secret to luck. By the end of the story, Paul has learned how to earn money, which makes him feel lucky. Readers realize that Paul rides a rocking-horse, until something somehow tells him the winner of a horse race. He can then gamble and win large amoun
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