Rocking Horse Winner

Winner Winner
"The rocking horse winner" by D.H. Lawrence is a striking story about a little boy, Paul, who secretly rides his rocking horse to pick the winning horse in the various horse races that took place. After the beginning of the story, there is a short conversation between Paul and his mother about luck, and it was that conversation that started the whole dramatic episode which lead to Paul's death. In the conversations between Paul and his mother, the phrase, “we need more money” was constantly echoing in the house. This led Paul to believe that his rocking horse could save his family from a life of poverty.
The dialogue between Paul and his mother is mainly about luck and how a person can get money if a person is lucky. From the story, the reader should be aware of Hester's crave for money and her expensive taste, so it is not surprising when she talks her son into believing that luck brings money. We could also establish at this point that the family is living a life of comfort and convienence, meaning they were not very poor; "They lived in a pleasant house, with a garden, and they had discreet servants." Paul's mother tells him that his father is not lucky and because of this, she is no longer a lucky woman. The conversation ends with Paul believing that he is a lucky boy, and the action he takes in finding this luck is what brings his demise in the end.
The phrase "there must be more money" was mentioned in the story over ten times. The phrase symbolizes the insatiable desire the family has for money. In the early parts of the story the phrase was being heard by the children, and they knew that they heard it but none of them said anything about it. The reader can also conclude that the phrase also pushed Paul into the act he was doing to make all the money. The reader would notice from the story that the phrase grows louder when Paul's mother had