Appearances can be decieving
In the story "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence, it appears that the family is very happy, and Paul's mother is very loving and affectionate towards her kids, but she knows that is no so because they "read it in each others eyes."(p343) In reality she is cold-hearted woman who is incapable of loving her children. Even though Paul realizes this he still is craving attention and longing to be loved by his mother. To Paul luck is equal to money, and he thinks that the only way to win her love is to become lucky in order to get money. It is apparent to the reader that the appearance of happiness shown to people outside of the household is very different from the reality of what actually occurs in their home. By focusing on Paul's behavior he possesses when riding his horse, his mothers beliefs about luck and how they influence Paul's behavior in trying to win her love, and by his mother's behavior and reality of her actual love towards the children, it is apparent that D.H. Lawrence makes suggestions that things are not always what they seem. The reader is also able to see that appearances are deceiving. In the story, Paul's behavior regarding his rocking horse shows us how determined he
Secondly, Paul's mother believed that if you had luck than life would be easier. She also believed that "it's better to be born lucky than rich"(p344) because "if your lucky you will always get more money."(p344) When Paul asked her why they don't keep a car of their own, and why they always use Uncle Oscar's or a taxi, she simply stated that "it's because your father has no luck." Paul's mother feels that her life is unfulfilled because of this, and that she would be much happier if she had money. He thought that if he earned money for his mother, and proved that he was better than his father was, he would win her love. When Paul bet on Lively Spark, "which was a quite inconsiderable horse,"(349) he ended up winning ten thousand pounds, and for an early birthday present to his mother he anonymously gave her five thousand pounds, thinking this would make her happier. He also thought that if she had this money than she would love him; however, she still remained cold to her children. In the end, while on his deathbed, Paul had bet on a horse named Malabar and won. Now he had made over eighty thousand pounds. All Paul could say was "Did I say Malabar mother. Do you think I'm lucky mother? Mother, did I ever tell you? I'm am lucky!"(p353) All he wanted was his mother to realize that he was lucky and that he wants her to love him. Therefore Paul appeared to be lucky, but in reality he was actually the unlucky one because he let his seek for love, and approval of his mother not only took over his life, but killed him as
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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