leeson 4 - rocking horse winner ( copied and pasted on wikispaces when I have access to the discussion)

I feel that Paul's parents, Uncle Oscar and Bassets were responsible for Paul's death.

First, let us start with Paul's parents.

They have high standards of living, wanting to indulge in the most expensive of things. Things that they cannot really afford. Hence, the need for money in the family. Paul was driven so insane by the family's need for money caused by his parents, that in order to make his parents happy and to get rid of the sound of the house ' saying ' that ' we need more money.'

Next, is Uncle Oscar.

When he realised that Paul was winning repeatedly, instead of convincing Paul that gambling leads to addiction, he forged a partnership with Paul, volunteering to be partners with Paul, exploiting his luck in the horse races and helping him keep his money. He was adding fuel to the flames of Paul's gambling addiction.

Lastly, is Bassets

He was one of the main reasons of Paul's addiction. He volunteered to help Paul bet on the races and was also exploiting Paul's uncanny ability to predict the winner of the horse races to make some extra money. He started Paul's addiction by helping him bet.