Tears of a Tiger

Throughout the course of this year we have studied synthesis, the composition or combination of parts or element so as to form a whole. There are three works in particular that reflects my understanding of the word вЂ?synthesis.’ The three works discussed in this paper include the short story, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” D.H. Lawrence, the poem, “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost, and “??????????” by blahblah. The content in these texts have an underlying, coherent theme of communication and relationships.

In “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence, he discusses family relationships, where in many cases, bear the �seeds of destruction” that lead to the downfall of other family memebers.

The conversation between Paul and his mother focus on luck and money. The reader should be aware of Hester’s crave for money. Pauls mother tells him that his father is not lucky and because of this, she is no longer a lucky woman. The conversation ends with Paul believing he is a lucky boy.

The rocking horse is the medium Paul uses to get the winning horse and subsequently win money in the horse races. Paul believes that his rocking horse would take him to luck, "Now, take me to where there is luck! Now take me" he said. Paul rides his horse wildly until he is sure about the winning horse then he would tell Bassert, the young Gardener who would place his bet on the winning horse. Bassert has been his partner and also his uncle Oscar. There must be a divine association between Paul and his Horse because the horse he chooses never loses. Bassert told Oscar "It's as if he gets it from heaven". The derby was approaching and Paul had not known the winning horse, so he rides wildly and he starts becoming ill, his mother even noticed him, "His mother noticed how overwrought he was."At this point his mother should have forcefully tried to know what was wrong with him but because of the lack of communication between them, she didn’t do anything.

This is evident in Paul’s relationship with his mother, because Paul is controlled by his family that pushes him too hard, not noticing his illness. His death is as a result of negligence on his mother's part and on the part of his uncle, Oscar. Oscar had said "My God, Hester you're