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The Rocking Horse Winner" is the story of a boy's gift for picking the winners in horse races. An omniscient narrator relates the tale of a boy whose family is always short of money. His mother is incapable of showing love and is obsessed with the status that material wealth can provide. This paper will explore the premise that D.H. Lawrence presented the figure of the mother as the villain; a loathsome, unloving character with no commitment to genuine values. This evil mother figure will ultimately be the "male-destroyer" by turning her "nameless" husband away and, in essence, killing her young son, Paul. Hester, Paul's mother, is incapable of loving others. "Only she herself knew that at the center of her heart was a hard little place that could feel no love, no, not for anybody./ Only she herself, and her children themselves, knew. They read it in each other's eyes." (RHW) The mother is not only obsessed with money, but she is also irresponsible with the money she does get. When Paul arranges through his attorney to give her a thousand pounds a month from his winnings, she immediately begs for the entire amount. However, instead of paying her debts, she spends the money on new things for the house. This results in an even g
" These male characters provide an enormous contrast for that of the evil mother. Lawrence contrasts the personality of the villainous mother in the story by creating very attractive and likable male characters. Before he dies Paul asks, "Mother, did I ever tell you? I'm lucky," she responds, "no, you never did. He also keeps Paul's money safely hidden away. "The father, who was always very handsome and expensive in his tastes, seemed as if he never would be able to do anything worth doing. The big doll, sitting so pink and smirking in her new pram, could hear it quite plainly, and seemed to be smirking all the more self-consciously because of it. " (RHW) This coldness of heart, the neglect of her son, the villainous qualities that run throughout the story will ultimately be the cause of Paul's untimely death. They know too well that Hester is evil and through their words almost predict the fact that she will spend all of the new found money in an instant and not be grateful in any way shape or form. Paul watched her as she read her letters. Hester's heart turns into a stone because she embodies the wicked witch, the one who has the power to turn others into stone; to kill them with an inner selfishness and neglectful tendencies. I can't imagine what impact an exchange like this one might have on a young child. Each one, tries in a way, to help Paul and guide him through life, a tremendous task usually taken on by a mother. " "All right, son! We'll manage it without her knowing.
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