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This is a quick summary of The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence. This channel discusses and reviews books, novels, and short stories through drawing...poorly.
Transcript: This is a story about a boy named Paul who lives with his father, mother, and two younger sisters. They live a pretty rich lifestyle, though both his father and mother don’t make a lot of money. This creates financial pressure in the house, which drives Paul’s mother to wanting more money.
Paul’s mother wishes that she were more lucky so that she could have money. Paul tells her that he is lucky, but she doesn’t believe him.
Secretly, Paul has been betting on horse races with a pretty good success rate. Bassett, the gardner, makes the bets for Paul and they have both made a lot of money. Paul’s uncle, Oscar, finds out about the horse betting and wants to be a partner in their endeavour.
At first, Oscar is skeptical that Paul can pick the winners, but after a couple of big wins, he is convinced.
Paul decides to give his mother some of his winnings through their lawyer. When his mother receives the money, she decides to stretch the family even more financially by spending more money. This stress affects Paul as he is now driven to make more money for their ever-growing lifestyle.
Paul grows sicker by the week and he begins picking the wrong horses for the races. Fortunately, he only bets small amounts and doesn’t lose a lot of money.
As the Derby approaches, Paul is beginning to break down. One night, Paul’s mother comes home late after a party and discovers that Paul is riding his rocking horse, screaming the name of the winning horse. Paul admits that after riding his rocking horse, he knows which horse will win the race. Bassett and Oscar make their bets for the Derby accordingly and await the results.
In the end, Paul dies and leaves behind a large amount of money for his family because he bet it all on that final race.
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This is a quick summary of The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence. This channel discusses and reviews books, novels, and short stories through drawing...poorly.
Transcript: This is a story about a boy named Paul who lives with his father, mother, and two younger sisters. They live a pretty rich lifestyle, though both his father and mother don’t make a lot of money. This creates financial pressure in the house, which drives Paul’s mother to wanting more money.
Paul’s mother wishes that she were more lucky so that she could have money. Paul tells her that he is lucky, but she doesn’t believe him.
Secretly, Paul has been betting on horse races with a pretty good success rate. Bassett, the gardner, makes the bets for Paul and they have both made a lot of money. Paul’s uncle, Oscar, finds out about the horse betting and wants to be a partner in their endeavour.
At first, Oscar is skeptical that Paul can pick the winners, but after a couple of big wins, he is convinced.
Paul decides to give his mother some of his winnings through their lawyer. When his mother receives the money, she decides to stretch the family even more financially by spending more money. This stress affects Paul as he is now driven to make more money for their ever-growing lifestyle.
Paul grows sicker by the week and he begins picking the wrong horses for the races. Fortunately, he only bets small amounts and doesn’t lose a lot of money.
As the Derby approaches, Paul is beginning to break down. One night, Paul’s mother comes home late after a party and discovers that Paul is riding his rocking horse, screaming the name of the winning horse. Paul admits that after riding his rocking horse, he knows which horse will win the race. Bassett and Oscar make their bets for the Derby accordingly and await the results.
In the end, Paul dies and leaves behind a large amount of money for his family because he bet it all on that final race.
Facebook Page - facebook.com/pages/Minute-Book-Reports/1148331925195691
Paper by Fifty Three was used to make this video.
Music: "Promise Land" from the Youtube Audio Library.
