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Questions and Analysis on 'The Rocking Horse Winner' by D.H. Lawrence, Exercises of English

A list of questions and prompts for analyzing the short story 'the rocking horse winner' by d.h. Lawrence. Topics include hester's inability to love her children, paul's obsession with luck, the metaphorical significance of the whispering house, and the theme of the story. Useful for university students preparing for exams or essays.

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Questions on The Rocking Horse Winner
1. How do you explain Hesters inability to love her children?
2. Why does Paul fixate on the idea of proving himself lucky?
3. Is the house actually whispering, or is it a metaphor? Explain.
4. Hester tells her son that it is better to be lucky than rich. Do you
agree with her reasoning?
5. The family in the story falls into dept because they must keep up
appearances. What does this mean? Does this pressure still exist
today?
6. What comment does D.H. Lawrence seem to be making about the
concerns of Pauls parents?
7. What indications do we have that Hester does finally come to love her
son? Be specific.
8. What is the theme of this story?

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Questions on The Rocking Horse Winner

  1. How do you explain Hester s inability to love her children?
  2. Why does Paul fixate on the idea of proving himself lucky?
  3. Is the house actually whispering, or is it a metaphor? Explain.
  4. Hester tells her son that it is better to be lucky than rich. Do you agree with her reasoning?
  5. The family in the story falls into dept because they must keep up appearances. What does this mean? Does this pressure still exist today?
  6. What comment does D.H. Lawrence seem to be making about the concerns of Paul s parents?
  7. What indications do we have that Hester does finally come to love her son? Be specific.
  8. What is the theme of this story?