"The Rocking Horse Winner" By D.H. Lawrence "interpretation/eveluation"
Who? – Young boy named Paul, a normal kid other than the fact that he is troubled and saddened by the absence of his Mothers love.
What? – Paul's quest to find luck, which he has confused with money due to his Mothers view of luck being unquestionably identical with income.
Where? – Paul and his family lived in a nice, pleasant house, with a garden.
When? – The majority of the story takes place during the day, but the concluding
Incident happens very late at night.
Why? – The cause for Paul's desire to be lucky/rich is so he might please his Mother (who seems to always be having money problems) and perhaps receive the love that she is depriving him of.
Hester – Mother, depressed due to the lack of love for her children, also insecure, had expensive tastes.
Father – All we know about him is that his good ideas never created profit.
Joan – Older sister, disturbed by Paul's maniacal riding of his rocking horse.
Younger sister – Also troubled by Paul's strange behavior.
Basset – Young Gardener, got his job through Oscar, devoted derby-racing fan, and Paul's gambling partner.
Uncle Oscar Cresswell – Loves derby racing as well, enthusiastic, optimistic, also becomes Paul's gambling partner.
- The love of money is the root of all evil, (Paul's Mother's infatuation with high society and expensive commodities kept her attention away from her children.)
- You must work hard in order to be successful and content with yourself, (Paul's parents never put forth enough effort, they only had ideas that ultimately went sour due to a lack of motivation.)
- Parents should always keep in mind that their love for their children is vitally important and necessary.(Paul was overly
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