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Study Questions and Activities<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

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The Horse Dealer\u2019s Daughter<\/h1>\r\n
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  1. If you were writing a screenplay of this story, what would your three basic scenes be?<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Describe the images in each scene. Is there any change in the imagery as the scenes change?<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. What do the water and mud symbolize?<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. How is Joe characterized?<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. In what way is Mabel like a bulldog?<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. What does Mabel\u2019s dead mother suggest?<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. Why does Mabel attempt suicide?<\/li>\r\n \t
  8. How does Fergusson change by the end of the story?<\/li>\r\n \t
  9. What are some key differences in the description of the Pervin house in the first and last scenes?<\/li>\r\n \t
  10. How is the theme of the story developed by images and symbols?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    The Rocking-Horse Winner<\/h1>\r\n
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    1. How is the story like a fable or fairy tale?<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. What do the voices of the house tell Paul? What do these voices represent psychologically?<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. What, besides a lack of money, dissatisfies Paul\u2019s mother?<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. Why doesn\u2019t Paul want his mother to know that he is lucky?<\/li>\r\n \t
    5. Is Bassett genuinely concerned about Paul's welfare?<\/li>\r\n \t
    6. What do the many references to religion mean?<\/li>\r\n \t
    7. What does the rocking-horse symbolize?<\/li>\r\n \t
    8. How does the story use the quest myth or archetype?<\/li>\r\n \t
    9. Some critics have seen Lawrence\u2019s friend Lady Cynthia Asquith (1887-1960) as the model for Paul\u2019s mother. Argue for or against this position. Start with the entry in Wikipedia or Oxford\u2019s Dictionary of National Biography <\/em>(DNB).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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      Resources<\/h1>\r\nFilm Adaptation Rocking Horse Winner<\/em><\/a> Dir. Peter Medak (1976) 30 min. <\/a>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1741\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"200\"]\".\"<\/a> QR Code Rocking Horse[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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      Study Questions and Activities<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

      \n

      The Horse Dealer\u2019s Daughter<\/h1>\n
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      1. If you were writing a screenplay of this story, what would your three basic scenes be?<\/li>\n
      2. Describe the images in each scene. Is there any change in the imagery as the scenes change?<\/li>\n
      3. What do the water and mud symbolize?<\/li>\n
      4. How is Joe characterized?<\/li>\n
      5. In what way is Mabel like a bulldog?<\/li>\n
      6. What does Mabel\u2019s dead mother suggest?<\/li>\n
      7. Why does Mabel attempt suicide?<\/li>\n
      8. How does Fergusson change by the end of the story?<\/li>\n
      9. What are some key differences in the description of the Pervin house in the first and last scenes?<\/li>\n
      10. How is the theme of the story developed by images and symbols?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Rocking-Horse Winner<\/h1>\n
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        1. How is the story like a fable or fairy tale?<\/li>\n
        2. What do the voices of the house tell Paul? What do these voices represent psychologically?<\/li>\n
        3. What, besides a lack of money, dissatisfies Paul\u2019s mother?<\/li>\n
        4. Why doesn\u2019t Paul want his mother to know that he is lucky?<\/li>\n
        5. Is Bassett genuinely concerned about Paul’s welfare?<\/li>\n
        6. What do the many references to religion mean?<\/li>\n
        7. What does the rocking-horse symbolize?<\/li>\n
        8. How does the story use the quest myth or archetype?<\/li>\n
        9. Some critics have seen Lawrence\u2019s friend Lady Cynthia Asquith (1887-1960) as the model for Paul\u2019s mother. Argue for or against this position. Start with the entry in Wikipedia or Oxford\u2019s Dictionary of National Biography <\/em>(DNB).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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          Resources<\/h1>\n

          Film Adaptation Rocking Horse Winner<\/em><\/a> Dir. Peter Medak (1976) 30 min. <\/a><\/p>\n

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