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D. H. LawrenceThe Rocking Horse Winner
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1926A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Research the different possible meanings of the word Malabar. Which of these meanings seem most relevant to the story? How does it apply to your reading of “The Rocking Horse Winner”?
In the Poetics, Aristotle considers recognition and reversal the main elements of tragic action. Research these concepts and explore how they apply to “The Rocking Horse Winner.” Would you consider the story a tragedy in Aristotle’s sense?
“The Rocking Horse Winner” bears some earmarks of a fable—a short, folkloric story that conveys a moral. What are the “morals” of the story? Name at least two, detailing how the story communicates them. Your answers should address symbolism.
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