Does the house really murmur for more money and does the rocking horse really tell Paul the winning horse? These questions are overlooked at the beginning but become increasingly true by the end of the story. This superstition was created in this house. Paul's mother believes in superstition and convinces Paul of it. The mother explains to Paul: “If you are lucky you have money. For this reason it is better to be born lucky than rich” (1224). This pushes Paul to be lucky. His most important tool is his rocking horse. This superstitious object is described in many details. In a sense, he is described as a living creature as Paul rides him to the winner of the horse race. The men in Paul's gambling group know this badly and should probably stop. The addiction to winning and getting rich forces them not to do so. The more money Paul wins, the more the house screams in pain. This pain traps Paul in his own identity. In the end, the identity ultimately wins and claims the boy's life. The old family addiction struck