D.H. Lawrence: "The Rocking-Horse Winner"

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Monday, January 11, 2010 at 9:30 AM

The Rocking-Horse Winner (pp. 559-569)

Read The Rocking-Horse Winner. 

You may also listen online and read along (about 35 minutes):

http://www.adamsmithacademy.org/etext/RockingHorse.html

Write a First Response Paper to The Rocking-Horse Winner. What was your first impression of Hester (Paul's mother)? of Paul? of Bassett? of Uncle Oscar? How would you analyze each character's psychological well-being? Which aspect of the work affected you most? Why? What is the significance of Paul's "luck"?  Provide specific textual details and quotations from the story to justify and/or explain your response to The Rocking-Horse Winner.

First Response Guidelines

*8.5x11-inch paper

*1-inch margins

*typed, double-spaced, Cambria 12 font

*minimum one (1) page; maximum two (2) pages

Upper left-hand corner of the paper, single spaced:

FIRST AND LAST NAME

January 11, 2010

Professor Melinda Roberts

Short Story: Wintersession 2010

Centered Title (all caps and bolded):

RESPONSE PAPER: "THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER"


You might also enjoy College of DuPage "CODcast" discussion of The Rocking-Horse Winner: http://www.cod.edu/multimedia/podcast/CODcast/English%201150/7B204EA7-A898-11DA-9C02-000393BA0D94.html