Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Rocking-Horse Winner

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The Rocking Horse - Paul rides this to find out the winners of the horse races.

Paul's Blue Eyes - The author refers to this physical character trait throughout the story.

The House - This whispers to Paul and his sisters that it is short of money.

The Horse Track - Uncle Oscar takes Paul here when he wants to make some extra money.

The Horses - These win Paul a total of 80,000 pounds.

Richmond Park - Uncle Oscar takes Paul and Barrett here to talk about their potential partnership.

Money -...
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