The Rocking-Horse Winner

The industrial growth is recognized not only for increasing largely in societal output but also its negative effects of the increased desire for money. Was industrial revolution beneficial to humanity? It is hard to make a decision whether it was hurtful or helpful. We have to wonder at all times if it was advantageous or disadvantageous to the society. As this pondering variates into literature, D.H Lawrence, is a guy who lived during the transformation to the industrial revolution. He realized the increment of greed and materialism brought about by the industrial revolution. He thus wrote to reveal the dangers of this risen dependence of money in his stories. In this story, “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” the choices of the characters show the

This is shown by D. H. Lawrence as he includes a mother’s response to demonstrate the deflated self-image of the mother. After Paul was asked the reasons for borrowing a car, his response was this: “Because we are poor members of the family” (101). The feeling in her son Paul to be provided for by his father hurts their relationship. She becomes fully occupied in gaining this wealth thus reducing the time she spends with her children. Love for money committed her to lose engagement with her children. This illustrates the wicked effects of money on those obsessed with it and the difficulties in balancing the

The mother made herself valuable from the countermeasure of luck, which is more harmful than lacking money itself. After being asked why they did not have money, she responded that they were unlucky. She further explained what luck was by saying, “It’s what causes you to have money. If you’re lucky you have money. That’s why it’s better to be born lucky than rich. If you’re rich, you may lose your money. But if you’re lucky, you will always get more money” 101). She always blame lack of money on things she cannot have control on them. She is not happy with herself only because she is “unlucky.” She reveals to her boy that similarly, he is unlucky. This is disadvantageous to the well-being of the boy and saying that luck will determine his future hurts the spirit of Paul (Marks & William, pg. 389) Paul will think that nothing can be done to change his life. However, he does surprise and instead insists that he is lucky. He starts proving to himself and his mother that he is lucky in his entire life. But the worst things for him is a passion as they are all hurt by this greediness and this luck’s view of money shows disruptive