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The Rocking-Horse Winner (1926) and Financial Ma ...

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    Answer questions regarding the representation of financial management in D.H. Lawrence's "The Rocking-Horse Winner" (1926)
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  • What was Hester's financial goal in the story? Less debt? More investing? or More money?
    More money!
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  • What was a factor that helped Hester achieve her financial goal? Prioritizing money? or Having little expenses?
    Prioritizing money
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  • Was Paul's ability to predict the winners of horse races a factor that helped Hester's financial goal?
    Yes, though she did exploit it
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  • Did Hester and her husband have a high income or a low income? Was it a barrier in preventing them from reaching their financial goal?
    Low income and yes it was a barrier
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  • Did Hester prioritize luck or financial planning? Was this priority a barrier?
    Luck and yes it was a barrier
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  • Do you think Hester and her family had a lot of expenses? Why?
    Yes because they had three children and overspent the money they had
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  • Was Paul's mental health a factor that helped or a barrier that prevented Hester's financial goal?
    It ended up being a barrier since he died, which meant the horse race betting stopped
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  • Do you think Hester went about achieving her financial goal properly?
    No, she relied too much on her son Paul's ability to win horse races
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