1. 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's weakness really was his inabilty to to think on a long run. Paul did not have any other intentions when he entered the world of gambling but to help his parents earn money. He wanted to help people in need, but instead, he could not even help himself up.
Soon, he was obssessed in horseracing.

"He makes the percentage hard to conquer;
He stacks the cards to catch your weakness"

As stated by Tom Beatty, the odds of gambling are always against you. And in The Rocking Horse Winner, the odds were against Paul to get his life back on course.

In a sense, Paul was lucky not to have lived to a ripe age. Imagine if he were to live to seventy years old without recognising what a mess his life had become. Even if he had earned himself a fortune, his desperation throughout the years wouldll have caused him his friends, his family, and a life filled with misery. A life without happiness, who would want that?

2. 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 colourful tips, dry lips and all spent in vain are closely related to Paper. Everything that Tay Soon and Yee Lian had placed on the line went down the drain. Investing in shares in a way, are similar to gambling. Gambling - obsessed in earning your money back. Investing in shares - obsessed when shares soar. Investing in shares causes greediness, no doubt about it. When the shares dipped, Tay Soon and Yee Lian were still not convinced to sell their debts, despite being in debt. They, unfortunely, too have not recognised their limits.
In the end, Tay Soon passed away. They not only lost money, but another life, "And all that was spent in vain."

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.

One-Dollar Gambler emphasises all the other meaningful things a dollar can achieve rather then be spent away from gambling. The "blind man" in the poem refers to Ah Boh, who spent her life-time savings on gambling, always convincing herself that a stroke of luck would come by. However, Lady Luck was not on her side.
In relation to the poem, Ah Boh's savings were "reduced to a complete zero", together with her neglected dead mother and a neglected life.


P.S I apologise for the late post, I had training in the afternoon and could not finish it on time.

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1. 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's weakness really was his inabilty to to think on a long run. Paul did not have any other intentions when he entered the world of gambling but to help his parents earn money. He wanted to help people in need, but instead, he could not even help himself up.
Soon, he was obssessed in horseracing.

"He makes the percentage hard to conquer;
He stacks the cards to catch your weakness"

As stated by Tom Beatty, the odds of gambling are always against you. And in The Rocking Horse Winner, the odds were against Paul to get his life back on course.

In a sense, Paul was lucky not to have lived to a ripe age. Imagine if he were to live to seventy years old without recognising what a mess his life had become. Even if he had earned himself a fortune, his desperation throughout the years wouldll have caused him his friends, his family, and a life filled with misery. A life without happiness, who would want that?

2. 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 colourful tips, dry lips and all spent in vain are closely related to Paper. Everything that Tay Soon and Yee Lian had placed on the line went down the drain. Investing in shares in a way, are similar to gambling. Gambling - obsessed in earning your money back. Investing in shares - obsessed when shares soar. Investing in shares causes greediness, no doubt about it. When the shares dipped, Tay Soon and Yee Lian were still not convinced to sell their debts, despite being in debt. They, unfortunely, too have not recognised their limits.
In the end, Tay Soon passed away. They not only lost money, but another life, "And all that was spent in vain."

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.

One-Dollar Gambler emphasises all the other meaningful things a dollar can achieve rather then be spent away from gambling. The "blind man" in the poem refers to Ah Boh, who spent her life-time savings on gambling, always convincing herself that a stroke of luck would come by. However, Lady Luck was not on her side.
In relation to the poem, Ah Boh's savings were "reduced to a complete zero", together with her neglected dead mother and a neglected life.


P.S I apologise for the late post, I had training in the afternoon and could not finish it on time.

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