Dec 30, 2009

Sons and Lovers | Sons and Lovers

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Author: D. H. Lawrence
First Published: 1913
Type of Work: Novel
Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
Subjects: Family or family life, Self-discovery, Mothers, Parents and children, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, England or English people, Death or dying, Lower classes, Euthanasia or right to die
Locales: England

The protagonist in Lawrence’s autobiographical novel is Paul Morel, a talented young artist who is caught in the bitter domestic battles between his uncouth coalminer father and his refined, neurotic mother, who has married beneath her class. Unhappy with her marriage, Mrs. Morel lavishes her affection on her sons, first William and then Paul. She wants a better life for her sons and encourages Paul to develop his artistic gifts, turning him against his father. These domestic struggles dramatize the intense class consciousness that Lawrence himself felt.

Paul’s life is...

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