The Rocking-Horse Winner Wealth Quotes

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Quote #1

The mother had a small income, and the father had a small income, but not nearly enough for the social position which they had to keep up. (3)

Oh, the horror! This bit tells us that the Cresswell family likes to spend more than they earn, and hints at the unhappiness that comes from this sort of discrepancy. 

Quote #2

And so the house came to be haunted by the unspoken phrase, There must be more money! There must be more money! (5)

Everything in the house whispers this phrase, suggesting that no amount of money is enough; money only inspires the desire for more money. 

Quote #3

"Oh!" said Paul vaguely. I thought when Uncle Oscar said filthy lucker it meant money."

"Filthy lucre does mean money," said the mother. "But it's lucre, not luck" (15-6)

The pun on luck/lucre here suggests that luck is equated with wealth.