Only Hester Is Mother
<Tab/>When one first reads "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence, one sees that it is a story about a little boy who rides his rocking horse to secretly gain money to buy his mother the happiness that she so secretly aches for. It is in retrospect, however, that one realizes that the story is not about the little boy but rather about his mother Hester and how she secretly loves her son, Paul.
<Tab/>To see that Hester is actually the focus of the story, readers must first try to get to know her through understanding her character and…
