Lesson 4 (a)

I am unable to post on Mr Balan's website, so I am writing my views here.

I feel that the main cause of Paul's death was his Uncle Oscar. He was the one who encouraged him to bet on horses and cause him to get addicted to it. As an adult, he himself should not be addicted to it and even if he is, he should not encourage Paul to gamble and even " try" to get the winning horse from God.

However, the garderner, Bassett was at fault too. He should not have allowed Paul to start betting on horses and resulting in him being addicted to it. He helped him keep his money and even became partners with him, letting him think that it is not wrong to bet on horses

Paul's mother is partly at fault too. She led Paul into thinking that they did not have money because they are unlucky. This caused paul to think that he is lucky and he must help his mother earn some money.

This story also shows how people will get addicted to gambling. The house" whispered" that they needed money at first because they were poor and they needed the money to survive. However, when paul got a lot of money, the house seemed to " shout" that they needed more money. This shows how Paul wanted even more money as he started to win money.