Even though the house that Paul and his family members lived in was a calm place, the money they possessed was not sufficient to support their social position. Hester realised that her husband had no luck in earning more money, so she decided to do something on her own. After this, the house started whispering that there must be more money from every corner. These sounds started to haunt the place, which made Paul distressed, uncomfortable and disturbed. Even though there were costly gifts coming at Christmas, behind the shining rocking horse, he could hear that “there must be more money”. Here it is understandable that Paul was schizophrenic and heard voices as he was stressed because of this misery. It is mentioned in the text that no one said it out loud, and there is no mention of anybody else hearing such whispers, it is understandable that Paul started to imagine his fears by giving them a voice. The fear was transferred to him by his mother, continuously haunted him and later became his driving force. Paul was oedipal and wanted to take the place of his father in his mother’s life. The autistic boy, Paul, drove his horse ferociously until he reached the racing course and would be confident of the horse which would win in the next race. He was not sure at the beginning, so he would be extra careful. Bassett, the gardener, was his partner throughout. Even uncle Oscar joined as the conviction with which Paul declared the winning horse’s name used to win. The sheer luck or sixth sense which he had proved to be worthy of his mother’s luck. By betting on horses, he made money and finally left 80,000 pounds for his family by losing himself.