DH Lawrence's tale of materialism, wealth, and the broken bond between mother and son echoes greedy transgression. His writings are famous for delving into human nature and he does a great job demonstrating the trait of materialism, morally questioning the value of love versus the risk of greed. This upper-class family is destroyed by avarice; ultimately comes their downfall, despite the overwhelming effort to keep up appearances. The mother's misplaced affection for her children illustrates the negative results that wealth, fate, and lack of love will produce: the dehumanization of society as a whole. “They lived in a pleasant house, with a garden, and had good servants, and they felt superior to everyone in the neighborhood. (100)” Despite their imagined success, there was always a feeling of anxiety in the house because they never had enough money. "The father... had good prospects, these prospects never materialized (100)." The mother wanted to make money on her own, but "she racked her brains, tried this and that, but couldn't find it." nothing that would succeed. (101)”The cost of their greed, in this case, is the heart of the family. Because they cannot control their urge to spend, they lose control of what should be most precious: their children. The mother, “a beautiful woman, who started with all the advantages (100)” is, in her opinion, without luck. Although she married for love, love no longer exists of the wealth passed on to her own children. She imagined that they somehow came upon her, that they "looked at her coldly, as if they found fault with her (100)" and, therefore, she could not bring herself to show them love. . in the middle of the paper. .....labar! Malabar! Did I say Malabar, mother? Did I say Malabar? Do you think I'm lucky, mom? I knew Malabar, right? Over eighty thousand pounds! I call it lucky, don't you, mom? (110)” The boy died during the night. The moment she began to feel love for her son, he was taken away from her. “The Rocking Horse Winner” is reminiscent of a fairy tale, albeit a disturbing and shocking one. All the important elements of a fairy tale are present: easy-to-understand language that a child could understand, a moral of the story that represents good and evil, and a series of imaginary events that lead to a foregone conclusion. The moral of this story, however, is aimed directly at parents: never live beyond your means and pay more attention to your children. This moral was true in upper-class England in the 1800s and could just as easily be true in contemporary society today..