The hidden truth in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by DH LawrenceThe plot of "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by DH Lawrence reveals to the reader conflicts between Paul and his mother using different levels or forms of secrecy. Secrets hidden throughout the house lead Paul and his mother to an unpleasant life. The first level of secrecy concerns the actual secrets that Paul and Paul's mother are keeping from each other. The second form of secrecy is that DH Lawrence uses a storytelling style of writing. This way of writing alone conceals many secrets. Finally, the third level of secrecy involves the use of symbolism. Paul's mother tries to show others that she is a good mother even though "at the center of her heart [there is] a hard place where you can't feel love, no, no love ". for anyone” (Lawrence 524). The children know that their mother has this block for love and Paul's goal is to find love with his mother. Her mother's only obsession is having money. According to WR Martin Paul, Paul's mother believes that if she has money, her problems will disappear and she will be able to move into that "high social class" that she does not deserve to be in (65). This adds conflict because there is a child neglected by his mother and a mother who only cares about herself and the social class in which she lives. Paul's secrets add conflict to the story because the secrets separate him from his mother and ultimately drive him on. at his death. Paul rides a wooden rocking horse that his parents gave him as a gift. As you ride, a voice will sometimes magically whisper next week's winner at the upcoming horse races. Unbeknownst to his mother, Paul will ask the young gardener Bassett to bet on horse races behind his back. Then he gives ...... middle of paper ...... story a classic. He not only wrote a story with a good plot, but also one that had many in-depth topics. The way the conflicts were shown throughout the story between Paul and his mother using secrecy was magnificent. DH Lawrence is an excellent writer and "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a great example of his talent. Works Cited Beauchamp, Gorman. “Lawrence’s Rocking Horse Winner.” Explanator 31.5 (1973): Article 32. Fitz, LT "'The Rocking Horse Winner' and the Golden Bough." Studies in Short Fiction 9 (1973): 199-200.Junkins, Donald. "'The Rocking Horse Winner': A Modern Myth." Studies in Short Fiction 2.1 (1964): 87-89. Martin, WR "Fantasy or Imagination? 'The Rocking Horse Winner'." English College 24 (1962): 64-65. Steinbeck, John. “The winner of the rocking horse.” Studies in modern fiction 9.1 (1965): 390-391.