Rocking Horse Winner

Paul “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence is a story about conflicts between Paul and his mother using different forms of secrecy. Paul’s character is defined through the use of these secrets. By understanding the secrets between his mother, his rocking horse, and Uncle Oscar can you really understand his struggle to receive love from his mother. Paul’s character, throughout the story struggles with the secrets that him and his mother are …

…his mother. The realization that he loves her very much and wants her to show it back. “Mother, did I ever tell you? I am lucky!” “No, you never did.” (884) In the end, Paul finally gives up and lets his mother get lucky on her own. Works Cited Lawrence, D.H. “The Rocking-Horse Winner.” The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. Ed. Ann Charters. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 1999. 873-884