Many authors use their own experiences or life situations when writing certain literary works, such as a poem or a short story. This statement can be seen to be true with D.H. Lawrence's literary works, “A Rocking-Horse Winner” and “Piano”. Both of Lawrence's literary works show the character of a young boy, which represents his inner character very well. Lawrence uses biographical aspects in both his short story and poem that portray the emotions he felt during his childhood. Although both of these works show similar aspects in portraying a biographical view of Lawrence's life, they differ in the type of relationship that is shown between the boy and his mother. The story "The Rocking Horse Winner" and "Piano" The story "The Rocking Horse Winner" shows a boy who is stressed to win his mother's love due to their financial situation. In order for the boy to win his mother's adoration, he had to ride her wooden horse to gain luck; The boy's luck is what drives him to make the winning bets that will provide him with the money his mother wants to have. Eventually, the boy is provoked by the phrase “there must be more money” (Lawrence, 235), which makes him think that he needs to win more money for his mother in order to gain her love. D.H. Lawrence grew up in a financially unstable family, which allowed him to feel the destructive effects that money can have on family relationships: "Lawrence's unhappiness as a child was caused by fierce arguments between his parents amidst the their oppressive poverty" (Moore, Roberts ). As we can see from Moore and Roberts' book, Lawrence grew up in a financially unstable family, just like the little boy in “A Rocking-Horse Winner.” This shows a perfect example of how Lawrence incorporated his personal life experiences into his literary work. It can be seen from the facts and evidence given in the story "A Rocking-Horse Winner" and the poem "Piano", that Lawrence always shows multiple characters representing himself. Both of these literary works show a character in his adolescence and the relationship he had with his mother. While both of these works show this truth, they differ in the type of relationship present in the story and the poem. Lawrence used the multiple emotions he felt growing up in a financially unstable family as the main source for his plots, in his writings “A Rocking-Horse Winner” and