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"The Destructors" and "The Rocking-Horse Winner", 2006.
A look at how the novels "The Destructors" by Graham Green and "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence can be considered allegories for the destructiveness of materialism.
995 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines how although the two authors employ many different methods, Graham Green and D. H. Lawrence have both written stories that explore the significance and consequences of materialism. It looks at how many similarities, although subtle ones, can be found between Green's "The Destructors" and Lawrence's "The Rocking-Horse Winner" when examined closely. It attempts to show how although the characters and settings are quite different, both Greene and Lawrence express views on materialism through use of relationships between adults and youth, as well as through the emotions of greed, jealousy, and pride which are related to materialism.
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"In "The Rocking-Horse Winner," the setting is a home, that seems dreary, cheerless, and not at all fancy, with two adults and three children. It is one of these children, Paul, that is the main character of the story. Paul wishes to help his mother, although it is obvious that he does not fully comprehend the problems because he is a child. The subjects of money and finances are the only things his mother ever talks about in front of him, so he knows this is important to his mother. Paul tries to solve the family's problems by himself in the only way he knows how. Although he has been told that his family is without any good luck, he somehow knows that this is not true. "
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"The Destructors" and "The Rocking-Horse Winner", 2006.
A comparative analysis of Graham Greene's "The Destructors" and D. H. Lawrence's "The Rocking-Horse Winner".
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper provides an analysis of the destructive nature of war and materialism as they are portrayed in Graham Greene's "The Destructors" and D. H. Lawrence's "The Rocking-Horse Winner". It maintains that the protagonists in each short story illustrate the authors satire of societies that engage in warfare and hold materialism up as the ultimate value.
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"Graham Greene's The Destructors and David H Lawrence's The Rocking-Horse Winner share a common thread. Both short stories entertain while carrying a theme that revolves around destruction. "
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"The Rocking-Horse Winner" and "The Destructors", 2002.
An analysis of the two short stories "The Rocking Horse Winner" (D.H Lawrence) and "The Destructors" (Graham Greene) and their underlying plots.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 60.95
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The writer of this paper shows that "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence and "The Destructors" by Graham Greene are short stories that convey much more than their literal plots. The writer shows how Lawrence writes about the dangers of greed while Greene writes about criminal behavior, conflict and the human condition. Through further analysis of each story, the writer derives the main themes underlying the plots and the messages both authors are trying to convey.
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"Both stories convey a message dealing with a different social problem. In "The Rocking-Horse Winner" social pressure to accumulate wealth beyond what is deemed sufficient is addressed by Lawrence. The message seems to in the form of a warning - that if one is obsessed with the pursuit of money and of luck in acquiring money, it will only lead to one's own corruption and demise. (Adams, 2) In "The Destructors" Greene conveys his thoughts on war and human nature."
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"Rocking-Horse Winner", 2002.
A discussion of the symbolism of the Rocking-Horse in D.H. Lawrence?s "Rocking-Horse Winner".
1,580 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper reviews the novel "Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence about the devastating effects that money can have on a family. In particular it looks at how Lawrence uses the rocking-horse to symbolize not only the lost innocence of childhood but also the lost innocence of a world gone mad with greed. It examines how the meanings of the rocking-horse evolve through the story. The object first emerges as a symbol of the type of monetary greed expressed by a family attempting to live beyond their means in the form of a Christmas present. Later the horse becomes the avenue for which young Paul attempts to find the luck that his mother feels she and his father are missing. Further on in the novel, images of the horses at the races become superimposed over the idea of a little boy growing too large for his new, then old and worn, rocking-horse and this is the imagery that really influences the reader into the idea of the rocking-horse as a real sweating and shackled racer. It attempts to put forward the message that people living in a corrupt environment imagining that the bridle of a horse can bring them salvation can only receive salvation at a high price.
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"Paul steps away from innocence and embraces the faith that embodies the world of horse racing. The track representing almost a poor mans modern cathedral. His cohorts look upon the manner in which Paul receives the knowledge of the name of the winner as a mystical occurrence. When Paul?s Uncle Oscar questions the servant Basset about just how the whole betting process occurs with his young nephew, he still thinks it rather comical and is not quite sure how much to believe."
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?The Rocking-Horse Winner?, 2004.
A critique of ?The Rocking-Horse Winner? by D.H. Lawrence.
981 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper examines the story, ?The Rocking-Horse Winner? by D.H. Lawrence, in which the main character, a young boy named Paul, constantly hears voices whispering in the house about the family?s need for money, causing him to get involved in a series of events that eventually lead to his demise. In particular, it looks at how the symbols of money and rocking horse play a significant role in the story?s theme; the money symbolizes desire, and the rocking horse symbolizes inspiration and ambition.
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"According to Lawrence, Paul?s family enjoyed living in style yet always lived beyond their means. There was never enough money, causing a great deal of anxiety in the house. The parents dreaded the fact children were growing up, as they knew they would need money to send their children to school. As a result of the all the psychological trauma associated with money, the house became haunted with the phrase: ?There must be more money! There must be more money!?"
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'The Rocking Horse Winner', 2007.
This paper analyzes the short story 'The Rocking Horse Winner' by D.H. Lawrence.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that "The Rocking-Horse Winner" typifies author D.H. Lawrence's beliefs concerning human greed and generosity, revulsion and love, and materialism and prudence. The writer notes that Lawrence penned this tale of a little boy's hopeless struggles to please his mother towards the end of his life and uses these juxtapositions throughout the narrative to represent his own final conclusions and observations about humanity in general. The writer concludes that "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is an attempt to explain the consequences of greed and materialistic desire. Further, the writer maintains that it is also a commentary on the state of the family unit today - how familial roles have become confused and unclear and how such a distortion can only lead to more immorality, self-indulgence, and decadence.
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"In the story, Lawrence paints a bleak and unpromising portrait of a family in the throes of desperation financially and emotionally. Everyone lives a luxurious existence they can scarcely afford and so they spend most of their time frenziedly finding ways to get more money. The characters are presented as unlucky and unsuccessful, but more than that - they are unfeeling, cold, distant, and not at all familial."
"Lawrence's tendency to write settings sparsely and enclose spaces with people and thoughts instead of physical objects plays a large part in this story and is noted as well in Stefania Micceluci's and Jill Franks' 2002 biography Space and Place in the Works of D.H. Lawrence. This remoteness and almost inhuman lack of feeling in location and in all his characters except one, Paul the young boy, is extremely disconcerting especially when seen in the mother. Mothers are traditionally depicted as the center of love and soul in a family but yet, it is she alone who could ostensibly be held responsible for Paul's reasons to ride so frenetically on his rocking horse - a ride so full of anguish and near madness that it ultimately leads to his death."
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Hades in Toyland: D.H. Lawrence's "The Rocking Horse Winner".
This paper discusses D. H. Lawrence?s use of childhood symbols as metaphors in an adult world in his book, "The Rocking-Horse Winner?.
935 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines D. H. Lawrence?s use of a fairy tale structure to enhance the ironic tone of the story,?The Rocking-Horse Winner?, by controlling three critical literary elements: plot, allusion, and symbolism. The author points out that Lawrence effectively uses the irony of the fairy tale structure to show how children can be overburdened and destroyed when the problems of the adult world, such as obsession, greed and jealousy, are transferred to the child?s world. The paper concludes that, although Lawrence is clearly a master writer, perhaps a writer with a different style, such as O. Henry, could take the same subject matter and write a story without the tragic overtones that are characteristic of ?The Rocking-Horse Winner?.
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"However, even though the parallels are imperfect, they don?t obscure allusions to other stories in the genre. The idea of a ?gift? that is turned against a main character is a theme that recurs throughout the fairy tale and myth genres. The story of King Midas is about a gift that is turned into a curse. His greed for gold is turned into a ?golden touch? that destroys everything and everyone he holds dear. Likewise, Paul?s gift of special knowledge from the rocking horse is turned against him when his mother spends the money he wins at the races faster than he can win it."
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"The Rocking Horse Winner", 2000.
An analysis of the character of Paul in D. H. Lawrence?s short story, ?The Rocking Horse Winner? .
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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In D. H. Lawrence?s short story, ?The Rocking Horse Winner,? the main character, Paul's, identity is revealed through the presence of ghosts, coupled with his fantasy for luck and money, which ultimately leads his demise. This paper examines how Paul, a young boy, is determined to cure his family's financial troubles and rejuvenate their past happiness. It shows how Paul?s encounters with the supernatural powers of the ghosts and their longing for money spark a sudden desire within him for luck, a desire that can only be fulfilled through his rocking horse and the luck it brings to him. It discusses how, in the end, Paul?s good-hearted efforts and desire for a happy family life lead to an obsession so fierce that he loses his sanity in an attempt to satisfy is mother?s need for wealth and social standing and to reach his fundamental goal of being lucky.
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"In ?The Rocking Horse Winner,? Paul and his family are tormented by the incessant taunting of ghosts in their house. In the opening column of the story, the phrase, ?there must be more money?(Lawrence, 50) is repeated six times. This is done to show the persistence of the ghosts and to exemplify the parallel that exists between the ghosts cries for money and Paul?s mother?s greed. Even after Paul gives his mother five thousand dollars that he wins at the races the ghosts appear to be relentless; ? Paul?s mother touched the whole five thousand. Then something curious happened. The voices in the house suddenly went mad.?(Lawrence, 54) Why did the voices go mad? One would tend to think that there would be a sense of satisfaction in the house, however, Paul?s mother?s heartless greed is so great that even the five thousand is not enough. At this point in the story Paul becomes frustrated and his desire for money begins to increase, frightening him. Paul begins to unleash his frustrations against the ?whispering? by saying, ?Our house. I hate our house for whispering.?(Lawrence, 53) Here, Lawrence is manifesting the fact that Paul can no longer handle his mother?s greed and he is beginning to hate her for it. Because of Paul?s desire to satisfy his mother?s greed, he becomes caught up in an intense fantasy to become lucky."
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"The Rocking Horse Winner" and "The Crucible", 2002.
A comparative analysis of D.H. Lawrence's "The Rocking Horse Winner" and Arthur Miller's "The Crucible".
705 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This essay compares and contrasts the D.H. Lawrence short story "The Rocking Horse Winner" with Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible". Love and hate, sin and forgiveness are the themes explored in this comparative analysis.
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"The short story by D.H. Lawrence and the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller are worlds apart in time and place. The Rocking Horse takes place in England in more modern times, while the Crucible is in Salem, Massachusetts in the 1700's. Yet despite this there are some similarities in the theme of both. "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story. The mother feels no real love for her husband or children. All she wants is money. That is her only love and the only affection she wants. The boy realizes this and attempts to give his mother what she wants most. As the people accused of witchcraft in Salem are isolated, so is the child as he rides his rocking horse to find the name of the winner of the race. The mother is greedy and heartless. The ministers and judges in the Crucible are greedy and money is their God."
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?The Rocking Horse Winner?, 2002.
An analysis of the various themes in D.H. Lawrence?s ?The Rocking Horse Winner?.
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This paper reviews D.H. Lawrence?s story, ?The Rocking Horse Winner?, about how a young boy named Paul is plagued by his parents? obsession with money. It looks at how the author conveys the theme through the characters and their reaction to life. It examines how the conflicts that the characters face become integral to their psychological development and how the ways in which these characters change, or in the case of Paul?s mother, refuse to change, indicate the central message, or theme, of the narrative. It discusses how the various characters do not alter their perception of reality during the course of the story and how they, instead, perpetuate their unhappiness by buying into their materialistic dreams.
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"One of the sources of dysfunction and mental illness in the family is the inability of either parent to communicate effectively with each other or with their children. The anxiety pervading the house was mostly unspoken. Instead of overt abuse, the parents delivered covert messages about inadequacy. Paul imagines he hears the house constantly whispering ?There must be more money!? but no one said it to him aloud. The unspoken becomes more powerful than anything iterated by either of the parents. Their silence represents the withdrawal from love, affection, and genuine nurturing. Rather than appreciate the many blessings she has, Paul?s mother blames her sense of inadequacy on bad luck."
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?The Rocking-Horse Winner", 2000.
A critical analysis of D. H. Lawrence's "The Rocking-Horse Winner."
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This paper examines Lawrence's story "The Rocking-Horse Winner" and focuses on the technique of characterization and dialogue which provide the setting for Lawrence's fictional family, whose misplaced values and greed have created a tense environment for their son, Paul, who becomes the story's tragic hero.
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"Paul's journey of acquiring "luck" reflects a motif common in many myths and fairy-tales. The hero summons the gods or some supernatural beings (usually powers of evil) to help him gain some desired knowledge or benefit of some sort; after his temporary victory, the hero finds that he has been misled and must pay a price. Paul sees himself as the "hero" coming to the rescue of his failing family. The advantage he seeks to accomplish his task is knowledge--knowledge of "luck" , instead of knowledge of himself (what he really needs). Paul, like so many other fairy-tale heroes is after something that will destroy him if he ever gets it. Death, of course, is the price Paul pays for his "luck"."
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Paul's Revelation of Character in "Rocking-Horse Winner", 2000.
An examination of how ?The Rocking-Horse Winner,? by D.H. Lawrence, reveals the disposition of the story?s leading character, Paul.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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In the short story, ?The Rocking-Horse Winner,? author D.H. Lawrence reveals the disposition of the story?s leading character by using abstract ideas such as the concepts of ghosts and fantasy. This paper examines how these unusual details are found inside the home of Paul, a young boy who is determined to rid his house of a force of greed by using his own extraordinary gift of fantasy. Early in the story, the reader is introduced to this unexplainable force that is driven by greed.
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"Shortly into the reading, the narrator informs us that although Paul?s family seems rather opulent, there exists a feeling of uneasiness among them. He tells us, ?There was always the grinding sense of the shortage of money,......? (Lawrence 50). Because of this, the boy?s parents, especially his mother, are reluctant to feel satisfied with their current income and social status and as a result, Paul?s mother becomes utterly determined to somehow retrieve more money. When she fails to do so, something very strange happens within the home of this already fractured family. The narrator says, ?the house came to be haunted by the unspoken phrase: There must be more money! There must be more money!? (Lawrence 50). These ?unspoken? words may very well be a representation of the overwhelming sense of greed that has made its presence throughout the house, particularly within the mother. One may assume that these words belong solely to Paul?s mother, however, they are clearly coming from some unknown source. This is where the idea of a ghost inside the house may be conceived by the reader, and although that is precisely what it appears to be, the author chooses not to tell us whether it is something supernatural, real, or completely false. Perhaps it is merely a voice inside the minds of the children. But regardless of what it is and where it comes from, it causes Paul to experience a great sense of frustration. Therefore, he feels it is necessary to help his mother retrieve more money and put an end to this unexplainable madness."
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"Rocking Horse Winner", 2002.
A sociological analysis of "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven-page undergraduate paper is a sociological analysis of "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence. It examines the concept of winning (acquisition) in light of Weber's sociological study of capitalism and religion.
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'The Rocking-Horse Winner', 2004.
This paper offers an analysis of D.H. Lawrence's short story, 'The Rocking-Horse Winner'.
2,260 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 79.95
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In this article, the writer analyzes the short story "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence. The writer discusses that the story argues that the predicament faced by Paul is brought about by a focus on materialism in the modern age. The writer also looks at the role of Paul's mother.
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"In D.H. Lawrence's 'The Rocking-Horse Winner' a ne'er-do-well family includes a son who has a gift of feverishly riding his rocking-horse until he experiences a revelation of the upcoming horse race winner. Paul's gift eventually kills him. Paul's family consists of his parents and two little sisters. His family lives a decent lifestyle but his parents, particularly his mother, continually laments their need for more money. Her obsession with acquiring more money pervades the household to the point where the house seems to ... "
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"The Rocking Horse Winner", 2006.
A review of the book "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence.
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The writer states that the book could almost have been written for a science fiction/fantasy television show, except that it was written in 1932. The paper explains that this story's main theme is greed and that this powerful and destructive force is applicable in today's world, as well as in 1932. The writer states that greed has killed in the past and it still kills today. In conclusion, the writer posits that many people who are greedy are really searching for happiness, love and approval, as are the main characters in ""The Rocking Horse Winner".
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"Lawrence used Hester to depict one of the conditions of the English social and cultural structure of that time period -- an aristocrat with no money. Hester and her family lived in an expensive neighborhood, and tried to keep up with the "Joneses" even though the family was deeply in debt. (Later on in the story Paul would explain to his uncle that people were constantly serving "writs" on his mother.) Yet, Lawrence writes they lived in a pleasant house with discreet servants. Expensive and splendid toys filled the nursery. It is obvious from the unspoken unhappiness in the house, that the family did not have the means to live in the manner similar to their neighbors. Hester always wanted more. Lawrence writes that the house became haunted by an unspoken phrase, "There must be more money!" He also claims that the children could hear it too."
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