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    <title>The Rocking-Horse Winner Group at eNotes</title>
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        <title><![CDATA[The main conflict in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" relates to the fact that...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The main conflict in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" relates to the fact that the family does not have enough money for their wants and desires.  This desire for more money lies at the heart of all of the conflict that occurs in the story itself.  Paul senses his mother's desire for more money, which drives him to try to be "lucky", which leads to his rocking-horse madness.  This leads to the races, and Bassett and his uncle teaming up with...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the conflict in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the conflict in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Lawrence’s short story the Rocking Horse Winner, a young boy...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Lawrence’s short story the Rocking Horse Winner, a young boy becomes obsessed with the idea of having good luck after he engages in a conversation about luck and money with his mother.  She installs in him the belief that neither she nor his father has any luck.  In reality it is their need to keep up false appearances of having money that adds to their bad luck of never having enough money.  Even the house whispers the sentiment “If...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:43:53 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In short story "Rocking Horse" by D.H. Lawrence.  Please explain this...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In short story "Rocking Horse" by D.H. Lawrence.  Please explain this phrase, "It's as if he had it from heaven."]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:17:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In The Rocking- Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence, Uncle Oscar's statement...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/what-meaning-uncle-oscars-statement-pauls-mother-120507</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In The Rocking- Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence, Uncle Oscar's statement of, "My God, Hester, you're          eighty-odd thousand to the good, and a poor devil of a son to the bad.          But, poor devil, poor devil, he's best gone out of a life where he rides          his rocking-horse to find a winner," spoken to Paul's mother is rather harsh considering her son just died. However, the statement is a good torque back to the beginning of the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:07:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the meaning of Uncle Oscar's statement to Paul's mother at the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the meaning of Uncle Oscar's statement to Paul's mother at the end of the story?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:04:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The exact details aren't super clear; somehow or another Bassett...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The exact details aren't super clear; somehow or another Bassett discovered Paul's riding habit and his tendency to shout out names about the races.  Probably intrigued a bit, and part just humoring the kid in what might have been a passing fancy or fascination, Bassett lent him money for his first bet.  Paul tells his uncle, "he lent me my first five shillings, which I lost," and then he used ten shillings his uncle gave him to win his...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:08:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "The Rocking-Horse Winner" how do Paul and Bassett get started betting?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "The Rocking-Horse Winner" how do Paul and Bassett get started betting?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The most obvious example of symbolism in this story is the rocking horse...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The most obvious example of symbolism in this story is the rocking horse itself. It is clear that is has a symbolic function as it obviously stands for both itself and for something beyond itself. There are many possible symbolic means that can be attributed to the rocking horse, and I will discuss two of them.
Firstly, it is clear that the rocking horse could be a symbol of supernatural forces. This refers to Paul's "secret within a secret" -...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:02:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In this story, little Paul is hopelessly striving to, through helping...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In this story, little Paul is hopelessly striving to, through helping his mother get money, win her affection and love, and to help his entire household to be happy in order to quiet the voices demanding more money.  He takes it upon himself to resolve the situation, and to bring happiness through love and peace--he thinks that can be gained through money.  His mother led him to believe this in the unfortunate conversation she had where she...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[If you think about a rocking-horse that a child rides on, think about...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you think about a rocking-horse that a child rides on, think about what result is accomplished.  A rocking horse is only a mimic of the real thing; no real riding is done.  No matter how hard you ride on it, it will never get you anywhere; it is just wasted effort, expended on a fruitless endeavor that yields no results.  In Paul's case, unfortunately, it yielded negative results--his fixation, his attempts to use the horse to fix his...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:08:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "The Rocking Horse Winner" what does Paul mean when he says he must...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "The Rocking Horse Winner" what does Paul mean when he says he must ride until he "gets there"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:33:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "The Rocking Horse Winner," for what things might riding the rocking...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "The Rocking Horse Winner," for what things might riding the rocking horse be a metaphor?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Absolutely: the e-notes links below offer a range of useful critical...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/does-somebody-knows-where-should-find-criticism-113539</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Absolutely: the e-notes links below offer a range of useful critical overviews and links to critical essays from a variety of perspectives on the story. However, it would be useful to establish your own points of view on key themes of the story to further appreciate critics' views. For example, it would be valuable to have your own opinion on materialism versus family values, and your reasoning for Hester's indifference. Also, a personal...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:45:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does anybody know where I can find criticism on The Rocking-Horse...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/does-somebody-knows-where-should-find-criticism-113539</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Does anybody know where I can find criticism on The Rocking-Horse Winner? Thanks in advance.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[I need help coming up with a theme statement for "The Devil and Tom Walker"]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/need-help-coming-up-with-theme-statement-devil-113421</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I need help coming up with a theme statement for "The Devil and Tom Walker"]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/need-help-coming-up-with-theme-statement-devil-113421</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:08:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How would I start off a paper on this story? I have to write about the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/how-would-start-off-paper-this-story-have-write-112147</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How would I start off a paper on this story? I have to write about the different themes!]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Situational irony results when the opposite of what we would reasonably...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/story-rocking-horse-winner-what-depth-irony-111679</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Situational irony results when the opposite of what we would reasonably expect to happen is what actually occurs. In this fantasy, the house whispers, "There must be more money!" This motif emphasizes the mother's greed and its effects on the family. When Paul wins bets on the horse races, the money his mother receives doesn't satisfy her. It makes her even greedier. This is the opposite of what Paul expected to happen. It is ironic that her...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:50:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the story "The Rocking-Horse Winner" what, in depth, is the irony. ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/story-rocking-horse-winner-what-depth-irony-111679</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In the story "The Rocking-Horse Winner" what, in depth, is the irony. ]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/story-rocking-horse-winner-what-depth-irony-111679</guid>
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        <title><![CDATA[The simplistic style of writing, direct characterization and infused...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/rocking-horse-winner/q-and-a/what-do-they-tell-us-about-purpose-story-rocking-108977</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The simplistic style of writing, direct characterization and infused moral undertones all make this story a fable of sorts, a tale meant to teach a lesson.  It is told simply so that all people can understand it, almost like a children's story.  A lot of children's stories out there, fairy tales and the like, have a simplistic tone and style about them, because they are meant to teach a lesson about morals or values.  Fables are the same...]]></description>
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