Plot Summary: The Rocking Horse Winner
The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H.Lawrence
The story, set in England is told to us by an omniscient narrator. We learn of Hester, a beautiful woman who , despite starting with all the advantages, had no luck. Hester had married for love, but that “turned to dust”, she also had three beautiful children. We are told that she is incapable of loving her children, or anyone else. It bothers her that she feels this way towards her children and she make effort to show extra care and worry towards them, and while everyone thinks she is a wonderful mother, she and her children know the truth. They know it by looking into each other’s eyes.
Hester has a young boy named Paul, who is the eldest, and two girls , one of them named Joan. They all lived in a nice house, with a garden, and servants and saw themselves as superior to anyone in their neighborhood. However, though they lived in style and maintained an elevated social position, Hester and her husband both had but small......
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