Rocking Horse Winner Literary Devices

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English

 

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Clarence B

 

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May 2, 2016

 

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D.H. Lawrence's The Rocking Horse Winner is a short story chock full of literary devices that turns this story from a simple, sad tale of a young boy into a grand dilemma consisting of sex, greed, neglect, and hidden lust. Sexual tones are expressed throughout the story through symbols, character interactions, and Lawrence's word usage...
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The boy's rocking horse and the manner in which Lawrence describes the use of this horse can be considered very sexual. "The rocking horse is his "mount" which is "forced" onwards in a "furious ride" towards "frenzy." These descriptions are very suggestive of sexual activity" (Themes 2). The first time Lawrence tells of Paul riding his horse, Paul's sisters are present in the same room...
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