Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence

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Paul Morel, son of Walter and Gertrude Morel gradually gains more love towards his mother, a love different than a typical mother-son love. It becomes a love that prevents him to love anyone else and a love that grows until he decides it has gone to far. In this semi-biographical novel, Sons and Lovers, Paul Morel lives his life similarly to the author D.H. Lawrence. This semi-biographical novel demonstrates psychological, biographical and cultural connections. D.H Lawrence creates an outstanding semi-biographical novel reflecting his life through Paul Morel, demonstrating the Oedipal perspective and basing cultural influences to the actions of most characters.
In this biographical novel, Sons and Lovers, D.H Lawrence reflects his personal life experiences through the life of Paul Morel. Born in the United Kingdom, Lawrence was son to John Arthur. “David Herbert Lawrence born…in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire” (The World of D.H. Lawrence and Sons and Lovers). Paul’s life consisted of having to put up with his parent’s fighting was also present in Lawrence’s life. Both Paul and D.H Lawrence had a father who worked in the mines and both went through the abuse and violence that their father brought home. “A working-class mining town” (The World of D.H Lawrence) Lawrence shared common interests with Paul Morel, both of their hobbies was painting. Paul would buy paint and throughout the book his love for paint has been mentioned. Paul and Lawrence also shared a prize due to a painting; Paul was shown as excited for this prize and made sure his mother knew it, this strengthen their bond even more. ”They tell me Paul’s got first prize for his picture, and sold it to Lord Henry Bentley for fifty pounds.” (Lawrence, 279) Gertrude expresses he...

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...sees burnt potatoes that were cooked by his sister. This shows how back in time women were treated unfairly and even starting at a young age because Edgar was young than Miriam. Men were being taught that women are there only for doing chores and cooking the dinner. Instead of punishing the son for saying horrendous things about her daughter’s cooking she talks to Miriam about it. “You disappointed me at dinner-time, Miriam” (Lawrence 164) She shows disappointment to her daughter and throughout the beginning of the book and some chapters we notice how the men act accordingly to the time period. Although women are still struggling for women equality, for example, Emily Nielsen Jones, a leader of the 21st century who is fighting for gender equality (Yacenda), women are far more independent than women in the early 1900’s where they depended on men’s financial support.

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