The Rocking-Horse Winner

Review the story, looking for lines in which Lawrence describes Paul's eyes. What does this repeated image draw attention to?

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The imagery relates to Paul's unhealthy and perhaps unholy obsession with riding his horse. When Paul first begins to ride his rocking-horse, his eyes are described as being “close-set” and having “a strange glare.” The rocking-horse’s eyes, are wide set and bright. As Paul’s obsession with luck intensifies, his eyes turn into “blue fire.” These are no longer the eyes of a child but of a person obsessed or even possessed.