<span>The inner conflict of the family in the D.H. Lawrence's "Rocking Horse Winner" is they lived stylishly beyond their means and the main character, Paul goes on a quest for luck to solve the conflict. James Joyce's Eveline's conflict has tempted her to run away from her current life and start a new one with Frank. I think it's betrayal.</span>
Both Paul in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" and Jerry in "Through the Tunnel" set a test for themselves, in "The Rocking-Horse Winner", Paul moved himself to demonstrate to his mom that he has karma, as his mom accepts that if Paul is fortunate, he will most likely acquire cash, accordingly bringing about his mom adoring him. He believes that on the off chance that he takes on his family's budgetary weight and duties just as taking care of their issues, his mom will value him. Paul was roused toward his objective since he was resolved to accomplish it and increase his moms love and fondness just as demonstrating to her that he is fortunate. In "Through the Tunnel", Jerry provoked himself to swim through the passage, the neighborhood young men had the option to hold their breaths long enough to swim through the passage, which demonstrated Jerry what he was likewise equipped for doing. He prepared each day to have the option to swim through the passage. What propelled Jerry was his assurance to resemble the nearby young men and have the option to hold his breath long enough to swim through the passage and to have the option to pick up the aptitudes and have the certainty he finds in the neighborhood young men. The two difficulties are comparative such that the primary characters both have difficulties and objectives so as to demonstrate something to somebody, regardless of whether it is to demonstrate it to themselves like Jerry or demonstrate it to another person like Paul, that they are fit enough to succeed and accomplish their objective. The thing that matters is that their thought processes are altogether different. Paul needs to demonstrate his mom that he is fortunate so as to pick up her warmth and love though Jerry needs to swim through the passage so as to demonstrate to himself that he is as able as the neighborhood young men may be, just as swimming through the passage symbolizes the progress from youth to adulthood for Jerry. Jerry adores his mom without a doubt, and feels associated with her, however, he is compelled to progress into adulthood. Despite the fact that he needs to abandon his mom and become a grown-up, regardless he needs her to dependably be there for him.
I believe what he meant was that his belief in god was dead and that god to him was dead. Just like how many Jews were dying so was their hopes and beliefs due to their circumstances they were facing at the time.
