What prediction about ""the rocking-horse winner"" would someone make after reading the first paragraph of the story?

The relationship among the family will be difficult in spite of the events, no matter they are bad or good.

Explanation:

The Rocking-Horse Winner is a story written by English poet and writer D. H. Lawrence and it tells the story of a kid who can predict the results of horse races. One of the main characters is the mother of the kid.

In the first paragraph, the narrator sets the mother's attitudes towards her kids and vice versa. According to the speaker, "she could not love them" and they "looked at her coldly." Due to these aspects of their relationship, readers could predict that the story might not develop in the best way for the relationship and, at the end of the day, this will affect both parts reactions. Due to this, the prediction mentioned in the answer could be made.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.