people. Same goes for the article “Keeping Up With The Joneses”, society views the ultimate way of life is to climb up the social ladder by being the best at all cost. To some people having a dream is nothing out of the ordinary but to others it is the ultimate, it is the American dream, throughout the novel, “The Great Gatsby” and the articles, “Frank Abagnale” and
Keeping Up With The Joneses Too many times people place materialistic things (i.e. clothes, cars, jewelry, etc.) before things that truly matter (i.e. family, love, etc.). In D.H. Lawrence’s story The Rocking-Horse Winner, the characters mistakenly think that the pursuit of luck leads to the pursuit of happiness, an unwise thing that lead to destruction. Lawrence uses a rare approach to symbolize the family’s greed and obsession which leads to the ironic path of death. “Everybody else said of her:
The short story “The Rocking Horse Winner” is a classic tale of greed and the dangers of constantly needing to “keep up with the Joneses,” that is still prevalent in today’s society. Through the use of symbolism D. H. Lawrence shows us how in our pursuit of money and material possessions we sacrifice what is truly important, family, love, and true happiness. With the moral being about greed and its destructiveness, the most symbolic aspect of the story is the house. It seems to be haunted by a mother’s
Club House, and Howdy Doody. When the Television was introduced to American homes, it caused a great change in the way families functioned. Some even say people became obsessed with television; people became very involved with their programs and keeping up with