What led to Paul’s untimely death in “The Rocking Horse Winner” of David Herbert Lawrence? Do you think Paul’s death is a good ending for someone as sensitive as him to escape from this hash and greedy world? Are you satisfied with the ending of the story? Paul is a boy extremely miserable by his mothers insatiable desire to make money. One day, Paul asked his mother why their family didnt have a car; she replied that they were poor, and that they were poor because they were not lucky. Don’t know why, Paul insists he is a lucky man and he knows because God told him. His mother laughed and angry. To prove himself to her
What led to Paul’s untimely death in “The Rocking Horse Winner” of David Herbert Lawrence? Do you think Paul’s death is a good ending for someone as sensitive as him to escape from this hash and greedy world? Are you satisfied with the ending of the story? Paul is a boy extremely miserable by his mother's insatiable desire to make money One day, Paul asked his mother why their family didn't have a car; she replied that they were poor, and that they were poor because they were not lucky Don’t know why, Paul insists he is a lucky man and he knows because God told him His mother laughed and angry To prove himself to her, Paul began to find the source of luck he starts madly riding his rocking-horse, looking into its wide, glassy eyes and asking it to take him to luck Then, Paul discovered that when he rode his horse hard enough, he would know the name of the real horse would win the next race On his horse, Paul's eyes are large, blue, tightly closed filled with a strange flame In the end, Paul could anonymously send his mother five thousand pounds, the money she had been wasting on Paul was terrified by the fact that the house is now calling "more money" than ever He shouted the name of the horse that would win the Battle of Derby, Malabar, and fell to the ground Paul entered a period of feverish delirium, in which he chattered about Malabar and tried to turn back to his rocking horse, his eyes like "blue stones" Eventually Bassett came to tell him that Malabar had won Paul excitedly explained his secret and told his mother that he was lucky, but she did not remember him telling her about his luck the first time He died later that night Paul's death is a sad ending to the story, creating regret for the reader He is directly related to chance with money, so gambling seems to be a natural solution to the problem He was so naive in his enthusiasm for the game he started playing with Bassett that even if his uncle found out that he had gambled, he still didn't stop Paul from gambling further Even though Paul was still a child, all the adults, Bassett, Uncle Oscar and Paul's mother, seem to treat him like an adult No one expected that Paul would pay a huge price for playing this game Throughout the story, Paul remains innocent, as well as desperate, to help out his mother, who doesn't seem to care for Paul's concerns Although the reader clearly sees that Paul is very intelligent and sensitive, it seems that no one in the story notices or appreciates Paul's gifts until it is too late ...sees that Paul is very intelligent and sensitive, it seems that no one in the story notices or appreciates Paul's gifts until it is too late