ENGL 102-B54 LUO 3 February 2014 “The Lottery” vs. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” In “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” by D. H. Lawrence, and “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, the two authors illustrate symbols and themes throughout their stories in which one common idea is present: perhaps winning is not always positive. “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” by D.H. Lawrence is a fictional story about a woman’s obsession for money and the lack of love and affection she shows to her family. Her son Paul hopes…
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Ironic Symbolism: “The Lottery” and “The Rocking Horse Winner” Rachel Perisho - #24384910 ENGL 102: Literature and Composition Fall 2013 – B11 Ironic Symbolism: “The Lottery” and “The Rocking Horse Winner” “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence are stories in which the authors rely heavily on irony and symbolism. Both works of fiction involve self centered mothers and conclude with tragic circumstances. Jackson and Lawrence used those elements…
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Love or The Lack of Love The two short stories, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence both use symbols to help the reader understand the theme of the story; however, the themes of both stories were completely different, one about love the other the lack of love. Every day people commit crimes and us excuses as though any excuse would justify committing a crime. Reading Jackson’s “The Lottery Winner” does not appear to have any difference from the typical…
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The rocking-Horse Winner The Rocking-Horse Winner is a short story written by D. H. Lawrence. It is about a boy named Paul and his obsession to earn money for his mother. Paul’s family is poor that is why his mother would always complain about how they do not have money and how unlucky she and her husband have become. In their house, the young boy constantly hears whispering sounds saying:”There must be more money”, repeatedly. These phrases made him understand that their family have financial…
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The Rocking Horse Winner is about an unlucky family, that has a stroke of good luck when the son Paul, a young boy that enjoys time on his rocking horse wins a handsome amount of money at the horse races; with the help of his Uncle Oscar, and the Gardener, Bassett. Although, his luck is quickly cut short when he becomes ill after falling off his rocking horse, but not before he making another prediction on what horse would win at the next Derby. Throughout reading the piece, the Rocking Horse Winner…
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Circumstances can make or break a person, and in the case of Paul from “The Rocking Horse Winner” the latter is true. Paul is faced with a sad mother who wishes she married a wealthier man and led a fuller life, and Paul tries to fill this gap by betting on horses to win her money. In the end the money no longer mattered for the mother was still not content with her life and Paul tragically passes away. “The Rocking Horse Winner” demonstrates the dangers and extremes of raising a child in a materialistic…
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Money For Love: A Marxist Analysis Money has the power to defeat all other meaningful values a human being may hold. In D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner,” a family lives by capitalist means and the substitution of money for love leads to an ultimate despondency in which swells into a tragedy. The idea of luck and money consumes the minds of Paul and his mother, creating a constant tension lingering in the household and eliminating the possibility of achieving absolute love and happiness…
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In what ways is a person considered lucky? In the Rocking-Horse Winner the mother explains her perspective on who is considered lucky and who is not per say. She explains that a person who has luck is wealthy and can live a lavish lifestyle. Her adolescent son named Paul tries to understand her point of view by stating, “is luck money, mother?” Paul is too young to make sense of his mother’s feeling of being “unlucky”. Paul yearns to be noticed by his mother in the same desire she wishes to be one…
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D.H. Lawrence’s short story, “The Rocking Horse Winner,” a family experiences the tragic and damaging effects of what greed and materialism does to destroy love and happiness. The character Hester is the symbolic of greed and displays the detrimental effects of materialism. Lawrence’s effective use of symbolism shows that all children require love and attention, and Paul’s rocking horse and the secretive whispers of the house signify the absolute need for the love of his mother. This is a heartbreaking…
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these lasting effects are “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence and “Oedipus Wrecks” with Woody Allen. One is a written story and the other is a short video but both touch on the same topics. In the “Rocking Horse Winner” the main character is a young man by the name of Paul who is completely unloved by his mother. Paul’s mother does not treat him poorly but can not bring herself to love her children. Paul can sense this and only desires his mother’s love and acceptance. She is a very…
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