Critical Analysis of "The Rocking-Horse Winner" In the short story "The Rocking Horse-Winner" by D. H. Lawrence it is illustrated that money cannot buy happiness. The short story displays the way people allow money to control their lives. The passage includes the literary devices; character development, contrast, suspense and dramatic irony. "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is written giving the omniscient point of view. The thoughts and motives of all of the characters are told when D. …showed first 75 words of 717 total…

…showed last 75 words of 717 total…so deeply to please his mother, he may have lived. Had the story not been so suspenseful I may have not wanted to read the ending. Had there not been such a fantastic twist, as him getting the one thing he worked so hard to obtain then dying, I may not have enjoyed the short story! It was a brilliant story emphasizing the themes: luck drives the boy to death and money cannot buy happiness.