Rocking Horse Winner

A detailed Summary of Rocking Horse Winner

Every human being desires to rise in life or society; it's how we get there that determine

our consequences, Greed has no boundaries with social inequality, however the innocent pay the

maximum price. Once goals are accomplished, who's to say if the craving is satisfied? People are

never happy with what they have, it's human nature. The more one gets the more one wants.

Greed is powerful, and easy to submit to. In this story, Hester, the mother symbolizes greed in

middle class society. "She married for love, and the love turned to dust. She had bonny children,

yet she felt they had been thrust upon her, and she could not love them" (225). The quote creates

an image of how cold the mother is towards her children. Hester stopped respecting and loving her

husband, once he was unable to provide her with all her extravagant taste. Hester blames their

financial failure to her "unlucky" husband. The situation made her grow bitter. Hester's priorities;

obviously not the children but her greed, has made her unable to display any affection toward the

children. The mother and father, selfish and indifferent regarding the children, leaving them to a

intensity of unspoken but constant message is the fretfulness in the house.

and approval. Paul questions his mother, why they didn't own a car? The mother more sour than

foretell a winner, complicated his state of mind. Hester, still preoccupied with her usual worries

the mother's discontent, in a attempt to get notice. Paul asserted his mother that he was "lucky".

knows about greed. Five thousand pounds was given to the family lawyer, to be dispersed a

Approximate Word count = 1443
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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