Paul's relationship with his mother and the secrets they keep from each other are what leads to unpleasant life. The consist echoing throughout the house's walls

'there must be more money" (874). Paul takes it upon himself the intolerable burden of attempting to solve his mother's problem....the lack of money. He takes this challenge hoping to receive his mother's love in return. It's Paul's secrets that add conflict in the story because the sec

In the end, Paul finally gives up and lets his mother get lucky on her own.

Introduction to Short Fiction. Ed. Ann Charters. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 1999. 873-884

Paul's uncle was probably his favorite because the Uncle took him to horse races and most of all showed him attention. You can come to this conclusion because Paul told him his secret about the betting on the horse races. "But it's between you and me, Uncle Oscar!"(877) "He had never been to a race meeting before. "(878) Paul places his bets on Daffodil "No, not that fiver on Daffodil!"(878). Sure enough Daffodil won. Paul handed over five thousand dollars for his uncle to setup a birthday present for his mother. Paul trusted his uncle to keep his secrets. One major clue of this trust was the five thousand dollars he handed over to his Uncle to have it given every year on his Mother's birthday. It is these secrets that reveal the major conflict that is between his mother

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