D.H. Lawrence's Tales

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This paper explores the theme, style and plot of three of D. H. Lawrence's stories: "The Rocking-Horse Winner," "The Blind Man,"and "Tickets, Please." By examination of each of these stories, the writer identifies Lawrence's messages inherent in each tale.

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""The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a tale revolving around a young boy's quest for his mother's love through alleviating her money problems. One of the themes Lawrence explores is the relationship between parents and children, specifically mother and son. Paul's mother commits the sin of criticizing Paul's father to Paul, dismissing the father's contributions to the family and harping on his failings in luck and money (Burgeon, 1997). Lawrence also explores the notion of the love parents feel for their children. Paul's mother has a finite quality to the love she has for her kids, "at the center of her heart [is] a hard place that could not feel love, no, not for anybody." (http://www.123student.com/english/1874.shtml). Even though on the surface, Paul's mother acts committed to their welfare, the children sense this hardness of hers and are aware of this limit on her affections for them. This, in turn, gives the children, namely Paul, psychological trauma. Lawrence also expresses his belief that money does not guarantee happiness or love."

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