The Rocking-Horse Winner

By D.H. Lawrence

Book Overview

"The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. The story describes a young middle-class Englishwoman who "had no luck." Though outwardly successful, she is haunted by a sense of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0675094453
• ISBN13: 9780675094450
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Merrill Pub Co
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Satisfying

What D.H. Lawrence did so well in this short story was how he fully depicts the potent yet unverbalized influences on the psyche of the boy, as well as the subsequent changes in his feeling and behavior. If I were asked to explain the story to a third person, I would say, "Read it!"

A poetic Injustice

This story is one of tragedy, and loss. A boy doing anything to gain his mothers approval in one way or another. As some would say it revolves around lust, but those are the few whom...nevermind. This would be a very complex story for almost everyone on a mature level. Though some score this story pretty low I give it a 5 out of 5. So if I were you (but i'm not) I would pick this story up and analyze it for all its worth I swear you will see everything in a new light and feel what so many others do.