In the two short stories The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence and Through the Tunnel by Dorris Lessing, both stories can be seen as a rite of passage because the main characters Jerry and Paul, illustrate a theme of having to break free in their lives to have a test of achievement. Both boys father’s are somewhat absent in the stories. This made the main characters strive to make their lives better. Jerry’s goal was to swim through the tunnel which ultimately almost leads him to his death.
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To gain insight as a skilled reader, I have thoroughly analyzed the short story, The Rocking-horse Winner, by using comprehension strategies that have helped increase my understanding of a writing piece. The first comprehension strategy I used, was to list what I already know from the topic, to grasp new information easily. What intrigued me most, was the title of the story, and the author's name. I have heard several things about the poet, his most famous topics consisted of human health, vitality
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Loneliness and Alienation The feeling of ‘loneliness and alienation’ is the most terrible emptiness of life. The Short story, “The Chrysanthemums” by John Stein back is about the woman protagonist Elisa Allen. In addition, in a single stanza haiku” The Strange Beautiful Woman” by Marylyn Nelson, is the poem about the woman in the mirror. Both women have intensive desire of the fulfillment in their life and struggling in their inadequate world to overcome the feeling of Loneliness and Alienation
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within the stories of “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. I will also point out the vast similarities in both of these short stories. It is my intention to show you the how these are centered around biblical truths. Both of these short stories are written by British authors, but in different eras. Each of these stories was written during post war periods. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” was written shortly after World War I and “The Destructors” after
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Thesis Hester and Tessie, two mothers challenges and how they face them. Hester is from Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Tessie is from D. H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner.” Outline 1. Becoming a better mother thru a crisis Hester shows that she can be a good mother Tessie cares more about herself 2. First impressions are misleading. Hester seems cold and uncaring Tessie is warm and light hearted 3. Motherly instincts
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In Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” there is tension present in both stories — displayed through literary devices. Ironically, “The lottery” is about an unfortunate tradition that occurs within a placid town, causing everyone to be on edge. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” shows how the luck of the draw can make a person, such as the main character Paul, go completely insane — causing tension and chaos in the situation. Devices including irony, repetition, mood, and setting
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short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” D.H Lawrence uses the symbol of the rocking horse to develop a theme that trying to make a greedy person happy by giving her more money is ultimately doomed to failure. A greedy person always wants more and more; therefore, there is no way for them to be satisfied. So, in the story the protagonist, Paul, is trying relentlessly to make his greedy mom love him. In his efforts, since he is just a child, he rides madly on his toy rocking horse until the name of
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not only common to each other but also differ in many ways are “The Rocking – Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. Both of these short stories portray characters and their behaviors as a way to shape the stories and support the outcomes that occurs at the end. In my perspective, the women and men in these stories shape what will happen until the end. In “The Rocking – Horse Winner” it is Hesty, the mother and her behavior and attitude towards her family
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“The Rocking-Horse Winner,” by D. H. Lawrence, is an attention grasping story about the son of a greedy mother. In this story, Lawrence conveys the theme of not only fear and grief, but also a noble sacrifice. Paul, the main character in “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” rides a mystical rocking horse with which he uses to learn the name of the horse that will win the next horse race. “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” by D. H. Lawrence, is an attention grasping story about the son of a greedy mother. In this
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second story is titled “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. I will compare each of their themes, characters, and plot developments in which they are both similar and different. One of the strongest comparison would be that both stories deal with the subject of luck in one sense or another. The Lottery being considered a game of chance in which luck plays an important factor in being the chosen winner but Luck in the Lottery has a different twist of fate because the winner of the Lottery is actually
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