Greed in The Rocking Horse Winner :: Rocking Horse Winner

rapaciousness in The Rocking Horse Winner People need gold to live, and overflowing to buy the basic goods one needs to survive, further everybody wants more than money. much money means an easier life. The more money one has, the more money one wants, as is shown in the story, The Rocking Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence. At the beginning of this story the family did not have enough money to post their opulent lifestyle. Mr. Lawrence illustrates their situation like this Although they lived in style they felt everlastingly an anxiety in the brook. There was never enough money. (p. 159) The family scrambles to pay the bills at the end of the month. An unspoken phrase Whispered throughout the house, There must(prenominal) be more money There must be more money (p.160) the whispering said. Even though the family had money, they wanted, they needed, more. capital of Minnesota, the child, knew that his family wanted money, and he knew that he was lucky, betting on the horses. P aul became partners with the gardener. He picked the horse, and the gardener placed the bet. Paul had started out with five shillings but his winnings kept adding up. When he had do 10,000 pounds he decided to give his render 1000 pounds a course for five years. He wanted his winnings to be a mysterious so a attorney handled the money. Paul saw the envelope from the lawyer and asked his mother if she had received anything good in the mail. She said Quite somewhat nice (p. 168) in a cold voice. She liked getting the money, but she wasnt happy. She wanted more. The same day, she had a meeting with the lawyer who was handling the money. Pauls mother demanded the full sum. She received the money and spent it all. The author informs the reader, There were accredited new furnishings, and Paul had a tutor... There were flowers in the winter, and a peak of the luxury that Pauls mother had been used to. (p. 169) The money ran out and the voices in the house screamed, Oh-h-h, there m ust be more money.