Q1.Show how the poem Tom Beatty could be compared to The Rocking Horse Winner. In studying the poem, note that the opera house is really life and when He makes the rules it’s either the Lord or perhaps the devil. Beatty suggests that everyone has about 70 years, but Paul in The Rocking Horse Winner had much less time. Explain what Paul’s weakness was, how the cards were stacked against him and do you think Paul was lucky not to live to be an old man fumbling the cards, leaden-eyed and whining about his losses?
Paul may seems to be a fantastic gambler at such a tender young age but however,he failed to have a long insight to the future,he only looked at happenings in a small perspective,not contemplating what might happen in the future.His ultimate weakness:A lack of wisdom led to a lack of long insight.The odds were stacked against him although that is no what it seems like under the surface.Do not judge a book by its cover.His ability to possess such great skills of a wonderful gambler were derived from the inspiration he discovered from his wooden rocking horse.He knew his health was detoriorating rapidly during his escapade to short term glory but his utter determination and concentration caused him to persevere.As everybody knows,perservering and never giving up is positive but not realising the reality and the importance of the issues and thus persevering in it is negative.Sadly,this problem was derived from his lack of wisdom.The cards were stacked against him but Paul had a too narrow prespective on luck and life to realise this in time.Like in the poem Tom Beatty,if you failed to realise the truth of what is going on,you will ultimately,fall down the pit,just like the rash boy Paul.In a way,Paul is fortunate to have passed on at a young age.If he had lived on,he may be so immersed in the world of gambling and luck that he may be extrusive and he would be determined to achieve his goals by all means,which may hurt the people surrounding him and cause a dent in society.His regret would build up and his suffering and those voices would torment him for the rest of his life,which may cause him to become mentally-disabled due to his mad rampage for luck,unfortunately.Too much of luck and gambling is NEVER positive.They may turn their backs on each other and the endidg would be disastrous.
Q2.In The Green Clothes, green is the color of envy, greed and money! This poem is thematically similar to Paper. Even though the poem takes place at a roulette wheel the gamblers from the short story and the poem have similar experiences. Explain how tips, dry lips, and all that was spent in vain could apply to the short story Paper.
The characters in the poem The Green Clothes and the characters in Paper are similiar in many ways.The most important thing to a gambler is winnign profits.Their whole lives revolve around:Luck,skills,fortune.In the poem The Green Clothes,colourful tips are made.This indicates how much the gamblers inside the poem would be willing to bet on just for profits,hoping for sheer luck or windfall to befall on them.Similarly in the Paper,the characters in the story purchase stock shares in their frenzy or earn huge amounts of profit.Money means the world to them and nothing else matters,it is all mainly profit,profit and more profit.In the poem,the characters wore green clothes,which symbolises envy greed and money.This perspective is extremely similiar to that of the paper.In both written works,the gamblers have succeded time and time again.Why did they not break the line,controlling themselves to halt.Period,no more gambling.Well,the ultimate reason is because of their greed which is their driing force in a negative way.They want to gamble because they believe they could win continuosly just like before.All the characters in both written works were wealthy,thus giving them the abilty to mplace colourful tips.However,their failure to realise that their confidence and temptations for monet are not always right;luck will not go on forever,nobody is perfect.Because of this ultimate reason which led them down the wrong path of life did they spend their money in vains,along with shattered hearts and hopes.Dry lips is significant in both written works;it plays an extremely important role in the failure of gamblers whose escpade for fortune is due soley to luck.Dry lips indicates nervousness,uneasiness.Tje gamblers should have sensed their stomachs full of fluttering butterflies and knew something wrong was about to hapen.Instead,the hidden greed,that cunning yet derilous monster,the poison have triumphed over their conscience.
3.Ah Boh in Lottery has about one dollar, there’s a “blind man,” the number 13 and ultimately zero dollars to bet. These last examples are taken from One-Dollar Gambler. Show how they also relate to Ah Boh.
Ah Boh had a sum of money in the beginning of the story.This can be interpreted in a different manner:A dollar of the One-Dollar gambler refers to the little salary Ah Boh receives working as a maid.Number 13 in this two written works indicate a misfortune about to arrive.As everybody knows,the number"13"is an unlucky number in western superstitions and the number 13 in the poem signifies and hints the end of Ah Boh's quest for money in lottery.Ah Boh is blind non literally,she fails to realise the consequences of squandering almost all of her salary on gambling and wasting precious efforts and time on deciphering lottery numbers.Instead of being a filial daughter and making the right decision by taking care of her elderly mother,she gambles it away.Similarly,in the poem,the One-Dollar Gambler,adavantages such as obtaining food to fill up an empty stomach can be gained by a dollar but because of their irrestible temptations of gambling,a precious dollar went down the drain,cent by cent without a chance of returning back.Similarly,Ah Boh cannot find the courage to resist the temptations of gambling and instead,happily gives in to it.
Done by:Gary Leong(16)
Class;1A1
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