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The Question and Answer section for The Rocking-Horse Winner is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
It is both verbal and situational. Both ironies com into focus with the winning horse on the boy's lips as he slips into death.
The imagery relates to Paul's unhealthy and perhaps unholy obsession with riding his horse. When Paul first begins to ride his rocking-horse, his eyes are described as being “close-set” and having “a strange glare.” The rocking-horse’s eyes, are...
What type of story is it? For example, is it comedy, horror, detective, science fiction, romance etc.?
The story is a good example of fantasy mixed with reality: a genre called magic realism.
