Alice Han..

"Now!" he would silently command the snorting steed. "Now, take me to where there is luck! Now take me!" And he would slash the horse on the neck with the little whip he had asked Uncle Oscar for. He knew the horse could take him to where there was luck, If only he forced it. So he would mount again, and start on his furious ride, hoping at last to get there. He knew he could get there.

I think this paragraph is so ridiculous and scary. Paul's mother told him that they are poor because his father is unlucky. she also said money comes from luck. I think she doesn't know about money too. If she knew it, how come she teaches her children false. However if she knew it and told Paul false, she is terrible mother. Paul knows his mother doesn't like him and how the neighborhood think about their family. He is smart and thoughtful child, but he still believes what his mothers saying. So Paul started riding rocking horse even he is too big to ride rocking horse. Paul wanted to go to where the luck was and his mother told him money comes form luck. Paul has special ability. If he riding rocking horse, he knows which horse is going to win in the horse racing. Uncle Oscar used him and earn money from horse racing. Also Paul knew his mother is unhappy with that they don't have enough money. So Paul started earn money for his mother. I think Paul has pure heart, because all the money was for his mother and to make his mother happy. Also he thought if he gives money to mother, he could get her love. Paul has an oedipus complex. This paragraph made big change of this story. Paul bacame a important character in the story. However from this part this story gets darker. That's because of Paul's blind love. He is just a young child and he riding rocking horse for his mother. His pure love made this story darker. And that made me scary.