Making inferences about characters in "The Rocking Horse Winner"

Examine details about the characters and then infer what they believe, how they feel, and why they act as they do. Use the following chart as a guide:

The Rocking-Horse Winner

Do you agree or disagree with the saying “Money can’t buy happiness”? In “The Rocking-Horse Winner” D.H. Lawrence explores how the desire for money affects a family.

Think about these two questions and write your comments:

* Would your life be better if you had more material things?

* How would you define luck?

Araby- Story to film

It's time to compare a scene from the movie and a part from the story.

What similarieties and differences do you find between the text and the script?

Araby, story to film

Araby- The film

You can watch the trailer of the film adaptation:



Here you can get more information about the film:

Araby, the film

Araby by James Joyce

You will listen to a story written by James Joyce. This story "Araby" comes from Dubliners, a collection of autobiographical fiction stories. Araby is about a boy from Dublin who looks forward to performing a romantic errand for a girl he had a crush on.

While you listen, find out how the main character's expectations of an event match the reality.