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Examining Greed in The Rocking sawbuck WinnerIn The Rocking Horse Winner D. H. Lawrence tells us about the traumatic downfall of an upper essence class family struggling to maintain appearances through habitual overspending. Both the parents with jet jobs and expensive tastes (pg.646) exploit all their resources to give their family the best however, it was only to control their high status in the society. The Rocking Horse Winner depicts a third estate demon we all face greed, societys need for more(prenominal) possessions and m unmatchabley oft drives people to do drastic things.The magnificently decorated plate had ever so been haunted by the unspoken phrase, there must be more money (pg.646). Nobody said it aloud. Just as no one says We are breathing In spite of the fact that breath is flood tide and going all the time. (pg.647) They heard it at Christmas, when the expensive and splendid toys change the nursery. Behind the shinning modern rocking-horse, behind the smar t dolls house, a voice would fall out whispering There must be more money(pg.646).The house cried with pain as it pitie...