symbolism in the rocking horse winner

D. H. Lawrence's "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story that widely uses many techniques in which elaborate on the importance of many topics discussed. The character foils, which add to Paul's character, give a sense of the boy's growing need to gamble and become lucky. The whispering house is a main symbol in the plot that leads to the outcome of the story and the main force that drives the young boy to find …showed first 75 words of 937 total…

…showed last 75 words of 937 total…an important role on the impression that D. H. Lawrence wants the reader to achieve. The widespread use of character enhancement by the use of foils, symbolism and the use of irony, give a rich meaning to the tone of the story. This sad fictional work affects the reader in many ways, but Lawrence's use of these terms help the reader better imagine what is going on and have a deeper meaning of the theme.