Thursday, May 8, 2014

Identify the significance of following quotes from "The Rocking Horse Winner": (1) "It's what causes you to have money. If you're lucky you...

1.  Paul's mother says this in response to the question he
asks her: "What is luck?"  It represents her attitude about life and money--and since
she believes her husband is not lucky, she's bitter.


2. 
Uncle Oscar says this when Paul tells him about his betting practices.  Daffodil is
Paul's prediction, a long shot, and his uncle is
skeptical.


3.  Uncle Oscar says this after Paul agrees to
let is mother have all the "inheritance" he has arranged for her.  Paul's philosophy is
that he can make more money; his Uncle's is that it's better to be content with what you
have than to want more.


4.  Uncle Oscar says this after
Paul has lost money at the races and is frantically trying to rock his way to the next
winner.  His line follows this one:  "He became wild-eyed and strange, as if something
were going to explode in him." He tells Paul to relax because he's afraid Paul might
explode--as he eventually does.


5.  Uncle Oscar says this
as Paul has died.  He tries to comfort  his sister with the fact that she's just made
80,000 pounds even though she's lost her son. He is calling his nephew a "poor
devil."

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