Rocking-House Winner, D.H. Lawrence

In the Rocking-House Winner, D.H. Lawrence uses the word lucky to describe the effects of money, greed, and selfishness. He is trying to show the reader just how blinding one's mind can be when dealing with topics like social status and family standards. A status symbol in society can be a good thing, but to people with un-trained minds like Paul, it resulted in a negative way. Lawrence writes this story with the intent to bring out different views on parents being a major impact on how children turn out. He starts with Paul's mother, a typical working mom trying to do her best for chi…