Critical analysis of "The Rocking-Horse Winner". by D.H. Lawrence. An analysis of a passage on the short story itself. Includes themes, and a prespective of the short story.
Title: Critical analysis of "The Rocking-Horse Winner". by D.H. Lawrence. An analysis of a passage on the short story itself. Includes themes, and a prespective of the short story.
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Details: Words: 717 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Critical analysis of "The Rocking-Horse Winner". by D.H. Lawrence. An analysis of a passage on the short story itself. Includes themes, and a prespective of the short story.
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 717 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Critical Analysis of "The Rocking-Horse Winner"
In the short story "The Rocking Horse-Winner" by D. H. Lawrence it is illustrated that money cannot buy happiness. The short story displays the way people allow money to control their lives. The passage includes the literary devices; character development, contrast, suspense and dramatic irony. "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is written giving the omniscient point of view. The thoughts and motives of all of the characters are told when D. …showed first 75 words of 717 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 717 total…so deeply to please his mother, he may have lived. Had the story not been so suspenseful I may have not wanted to read the ending. Had there not been such a fantastic twist, as him getting the one thing he worked so hard to obtain then dying, I may not have enjoyed the short story! It was a brilliant story emphasizing the themes: luck drives the boy to death and money cannot buy happiness.
