D. H. Lawrence's short story "Rocking-Horse Winner," is
written in what we technically call third person omniscient. This point of view is used
when several character's thoughts are revealed. For instance, we know early on that
despite what others may believe the mother had a coldness in her heart toward her
children:
She
had bonny children, yet she felt they had been thrust upon her, and she could not love
them.
We also know the
children's thoughts. They hear the whisperings of the
house:
The
children could hear it all the time, though nobody said it
aloud.
Later, we follow
Paul's thoughts:
He wanted luck, he wanted it, he wanted
it.
And later Uncle Oscar's
feelings:
The
uncle was delighted to find that his small nephew was posted with all the racing
news.
Because the narrator
enters into the minds of several characters revealing their thoughts and feelings, the
narrator is said to be omniscient, or all knowing.
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