Bassett Character Analysis in The Rocking-Horse Winner

Bassett is the gardener at ’s house, a young man whose foot was wounded in World War I. He is also friends with Oscar Cresswell. Bassett talks with Paul about horse racing and is his partner in his initial betting (before Oscar finds out about it). Bassett is a serious but simple man who seems to value Paul greatly (even thinking that Paul has miraculous powers), and he keeps the money Paul wins in a safe place.

Bassett Quotes in The Rocking-Horse Winner

The The Rocking-Horse Winner quotes below are all either spoken by Bassett or refer to Bassett. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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“Oh, well, sometimes I’m absolutely sure, like about Daffodil,” said the boy; “and sometimes I have an idea; and sometimes I haven’t even an idea, have I, Bassett? Then we’re careful, because we mostly go down.”

Related Characters: Paul (speaker), Oscar Cresswell (Uncle Oscar), Bassett

Related Symbols: The Rocking-Horse

Page Number and Citation: 277

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