The Life and Writing of D.H. Lawrence
In the UK around about the early 1900's a style of writing called realism existed that still exists today. Numerous authors wrote in this manner throughout all of their works. However, some picked up on realism and then dropped it for whatever reason. Perhaps they simply got bored of it and wanted to expand their horizons. Plenty of writers followed this pattern in their career, but not as many really stood out. One of those better-known authors to follow this pattern was D.H. Lawrence. D.H. Lawrence came from a normal working-class family and dealt with social class issues in his writings such as "The Rocking Horse Winner".In Eastwood, Nottinghamshire on September 11, 1885 D.H. Lawrence was born. Lawrence was a brother to three elder siblings and one younger. He had two brothers, George and Ernest, and a two sister named Emily and Lettice Ada (Worthen online). They were all children to Arthur Lawrence and Lydia Beardsall. Arthur's occupation was as a coal miner as most dominant males in the family were in Eastwood during this time. Lydia also had a small job, which was fairly uncommon for women during this time (Worthen online). She ran a clothes shop from their home on what is presently 8a Victoria Street (Wor
Later on for Lawrence's mother especially, it was important that each of her children get a good education and make something of themselves. Unfortunately, things didn't start off too well for Lawrence in terms of education. He was a sickly youth and missed so many days of school that his performance suffered (Worthen online). However, as he grew he began to improve in his school curriculum. It was at the Board School in Beauvale that young Lawrence showed this improvement and his newfound success was rewarded in 1898 when he won a scholarship to Nottingham High School (Worthen online). Lawrence did well for a short time but gradually began to do poorly once again. This caused him to drop out at age sixteen. Lawrence used everything he learned up to dropping out to help him become a teacher (Worthen online). He taught for two years and then took a King's Scholarship examination. He performed outstandingly on his exam, which led to his attendance at Nottingham University College where he further developed an interest in reading and poetry (Worthen online). One of Lawrence's truly great works of literature is the short story "The Rocking Horse winner". The story is primarily about a boy named Paul and his mother. Paul isn't an only child. He has other siblings, and his mother is still married to the children's father. To other people this family seems well off. They aren't rich but they have plenty (Wilson 233-234). However, the
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