Greed in The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner, by D. H. Lawrence is a short story in which money is a symbol of the substitution of love and affection. Lawrence presents an upper class family that is destroyed by greed because they always felt no matter how much money they had, they always needed more. This story is proof that Greed is one of the seven deadly sins.
At the beginning of this story the family did not have enough money to support their opulent lifestyle. D.H. Lawrence illustrates their situation like this: “Although they lived in style they felt always an anxiety in the house. There was never enough money.” (p. 406) The family scrambles to pay bills at the end of the month but they keep servants and expensive toys under the tree during Christmas for their three children. An unspoken phrase whispered throughout the house, “There must be more money! There must be more money!” (p. 407) the whispering said. Even though the family had money, they wanted, they ne...