The Rocking Horse Winner Essay

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The story, “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence draws the reader in with the first sentence. Lawrence starts by talking about a woman who is beautiful but happens to have no luck (560). Immediately one thinks to himself why a beautiful woman is cursed with this luckless life. However, after realizing that this woman based her luck on money the story becomes an engaging tale. The fact that she is so absorbed with the thought of money makes this story easy to relate to. In modern days, that is what a lot of people have to worry about. The need or want for more money is something that an average person will at some point think about. The way Lawrence portrays the central character, Paul, is another reason this story is very captivating. Paul is a boy with intense emotions. All he is trying to do is win his mother's love. She cannot see past the money and does not seem to show Paul the love he yearns for. This makes the reader have feelings of empathy …show more content…

I followed a standard sequence of steps (MLA). When picking the topic I chose something I enjoyed. I have a good time learning and diving into the topic of a stories theme. At the same time, I have had trouble with characterization. This turns out great if I put it together. I have an advantage because I can relate things to the theme; I also have a challenge because I need to be able to prove that I do understand characterization techniques. Conducting research and creating the bibliography are tough. One needs to be able to look for reliable and accurate sources of information. Coming up with the outline is the most helpful part when preparing for the paper. It will eventually guide you when writing the paper. Having a series of sequential steps makes the research paper process run smooth. This paper will focus on the way D.H. Lawrence develops the theme, greed, in the short story “The Rocking Horse Winner”, using the characters physical descriptions, dialogue, and

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