The Rocking Horse Winner Essay

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D. H. Lawrence creates a magical and vivid story that is portrayed with many elements of fantasy with his style of writing. The story of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is able to show how it contains elements that allow it transcend the bounds of known reality. Lawrence is able to show this giving Paul the power of luck and seeing into the future by knowing which horse will win each race. Lawrence first illustrates the power of fantasy by giving real life elements to the world and objects that often do not have a life of their own. This form of life given to lifeless objects is first demonstrated when Lawrence gives a fantasy like element by introducing ghost. The ghost, however is the house which appears to be haunted. The house appears to be haunted for it comes alive and speaks the phrase “There must be more money! There must be more money!” This unrealistic and haunted house that yearns for more money is the begging foundation of how D. H. Lawrence includes fantasy into his story of reality. …show more content…

The young child who battles for his moms love is given the power to foretell the future by riding his wooden horse. Paul however is only able to know which horse shall win a race in the future but cannot tell other future events. The power of looking into the future though was not easily obtained by Paul for he is required to ride his wooden horse to know the future. Paul was aware that “He knew the horse could take him to where there was luck, if only he forced it” which caused him to start a “furious ride” until he was able to know the horse that would win the race. This power to know which horse would win every race is how D. H. Lawrence is once again able to add fantasy into the realistic

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