The Rocking-Horse Winner | Lawrence, Lady Cynthia Asquith, and "The Rocking-Horse Winner"
In the following essay, Rosemary Reeves Davies presents information about some of the possible real-life subjects for Lawrence's story, "The Rocking-Horse Winner," particularly Paul and his mother, who were patterned after friends of Lawrence's.
D. H. Lawrence's habit of making identifiable use of his friends and acquaintances in his novels and short stories has been well documented, as has his lack of concern for the possible distress such portraits might cause. Lady Ottoline Morrell and Philip Heseltine were outraged by their appearance in Women in Love as Hermione and Halliday, and although Lawrence tried to assure his friend Mark Gertler that he was not the model for the rat-like Loerke in the same novel, it is generally agreed that he was. John Middleton Murry, despite his admiration for Lawrence, was never able to...
[The entire page is 2635 words long]
Join eNotes
The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:
Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Related Topics
Tell a friend about The Rocking-Horse Winner at eNotes.
