The Rocking Horse Winner

Using the literary theory of formalism, I analyzed 4 textual elements of D. H. Lawrences The Rocking Horse. The four textual elements I analyzed include protagonist, antagonist, conflict, and setting. at that place are two major conflicts in this story an impertinent conflict, which involves the familys financial state, and an internal conflict, which involves capital of Minnesotas desire to entertain his bewilder. The external conflict is stated repeatedly in the story There is not enough money.The family lives in a state of continual anxiety over lack of funds. The parents live a lifestyle that is to a higher place their means their expenses are more than their income. capital of Minnesota, the main cite, learns through the example of his mother that money will solve the familys problems. capital of Minnesota ultimately sacrifices himself in the pursuit of bringing money into the household. Paul is the most important character in the story and could be considered the hero o f the text.The story revolves somewhat Paul and his quest to solve his familys money problems in order to come on his mothers love. Therefore, Paul is the protagonist of The Rocking Horse. The character who directly opposes Paul is Hester, Pauls mother. Hester causes Paul to believe that the family is threatened by poverty. Furthermore, when Paul brings income into the household with his winning predictions, Hester spends the money. The Rocking Horse is set in in an upper middle class home in London, England.The house can be considered upper-middle class because Lawrence described the house as both pleasant and belong by servants. Further to this, the nursery within the home is described as full of toys. The author implies that the story takes place near or around London, England through the naming of various London-area horse tracks. Therefore analyzing these four textural elements use the literary theory of formalism, the reader can have a mitigate understanding how these we re used in the story.