Only Hester Is Mother
        When one first reads The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence, one sees that it is a story astir(predicate) a little boy who rides his rocking sawbuck to secretly gain money to buy his mother the felicitousness that she so secretly aches for. It is in retrospect, however, that one realizes that the story is not about the little boy merely rather about his mother Hester and how she secretly fares her son, Paul.
        To see that Hester is actually the focus of the story, readers must first try to get to know her through taking into custody her character and personality. It is within the first few pages that we learn that Hester is a beautiful woman who started life with all the advantages, yet had no luck and that she had once loved her ill-fated husband, but that love had turned to dust (Lawrence 1). It is by closely examining this and other alike information that readers can come to the conclusion that Hester defines herself not by who she is but by what she has. Take, for example, her marriage.
        Hester describes her husband not as be loving, compassionate, or hardworking, but rather by being unlucky (Lawrence 2). In fact, his name is never mentioned in the story, somewhat alluding to the feelings of abominate towards him from his wife.
But one must wonder why she dislikes him so much and why she no longer loves him. In fact, Hester dismantle answers these questions for the reader via her actions throughout the story. Her answers are not that he is unlucky, but rather that his unluckiness causes a lack of money which could assure that the familys carriage is maintained.
        Hester also defines herself by her appearances. This is best exampled when she receives the...
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