The way jealousy is portrayed in this story is through greed as all the characters agree: “Although they lived in style, they always felt an anxiety in the house. There was never enough money” (Lawrence 1223). Overall, the lack of money causes the whole family to be jealous of other families and ultimately causes unexpected actions. For example, when Oscar discovers that his nephew is always gambling and winning at horse races, he is at first skeptical of the idea of ​​gambling, but eventually the narrator states, “He has become a partner. And when the Leger was coming, Paul was sure of Lively Spark, who was a rather unremarkable horse… Paul had made ten thousand… Oscar Cresswell had made two thousand too” (1230). This explains how Oscar's lust for money causes him to change his mindset from not punishing his nephew for deliberately sneaking out to gamble, continues to allow him to do so, and begins to participate in this outrageous activity himself. This communicates to readers that being eager can cause irresponsible change, but more importantly, a mental mindset. Likewise, Paul resents the family's lack of money, riding his magical rocking horse for as long as humanly possible. One day, he is trying to spot the next winner of the race after losing when his mother sees him screaming, "'It's