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Compare & Contrast The Rocking Horse Winner and The Destructors
In D.H. Lawerence's short story, "The Rocking Horse Winner", and Grahm Greene's "The Destructors, there are many truths to consider. Although these two stories are considerably different, the message is the same. Whether in a real life-like story "The Destructors" or a fantacy like "The Rocking Horse Winner", the seeds of materialism are seen culuminating in lives of its characters. The aspects of materialism in these two stories develop desired conclusions by its characters. In order to understand the similar message of Greene short story "The Destructors" and Lawerences "The Rocking Horse Winner", one must scrutinize the various aspects of each story.
When comparing the themes of each story, surprising similarities arise. First, both are developed around the lives of children. In "The Destructors" a group of boys called all of the boys in the Wormsley Gang have the save view of the world around them. They have grown up together and share stories about the bombs that destroyed their town. They also challenge each other to accomplish various tasks. The house that the boys ultimately destroy represents the greediness of Mr. Thomas, an architect who owns the tattered home. The Wormsley Gang called him ‘Old Misery'. In the Rocking Horse Winner", the story's plot is thickend by a a young boys obsessive desire to "become lucky". This young boy, Paul, believes that his house is continually whispering, "…there must be more money…there must be more money". Paul is able to relate the self-proclaimed dissatificatoin of his mothers life with the odd mood of his house. Paul knows that although his mother appears to have everything together on the outside, she does not love him on the inside. Paul believes that he can please his mother if he is able to find a way to give her more money. In both stories, the houses were very symbolic.
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