Sons and Lovers starts out describing the relationship between a drunken collier, Walter Morel and his wife Gertrude, who refers to her life as being “buried alive”. Since Morel and his wife do not get along, she devotes all of her time to her first son William, neglecting Walter and other children; Paul, Annie, and Arthur. When William dies young, Mrs. Morel dedicates her whole life to her second son Paul. The novel continues on with the life of Paul and his unsatisfying love affairs with Miriam and Clara due to his overbearing mother.

The main theme of this novel is Mrs. Morel’s obsessio

The occasions where Paul is intimate with other people are well described, but in original way. Lawrence often uses the surroundings, such as the environment, to develop the tone and feelings in a specific situation. For example, “…his face on the dead pine-leaves… He did not mind if the rain-drops came on him: he would have lain and got wet through.” shows his dull mood even when with Miriam who loves him dearly is present. All his happy times, besides when with his mother, appear to be in nature, such as taking walks and picking flowers.

The way the book is written, certain situations and people are neglected. For instance, it is rare that Arthur and Annie appear, and are not involved in the main gist of the story. Also, Walter and other members of the family partake in many conflicts at the beginning of the novel, but are never settled. Once Gertrude dedicates her whole life to Paul, Walter and their relationship is very rarely mentioned again. This focuses on Gertrude’s inability to confide in anyone other but her son.

Even though Lawrence’s writing styles and descriptions had a great impact on the understanding of the novel, there was a downfall in reading it. Lawrence often used the words love and hate freely and together, associating them with one person. At one point he would love Miriam and the next hate her. Although he may not actually hate her, or even hate aspects of her personality, the use of the word may cause some confusion to the reader. To me, love and hate are two very strong feelings and when experiencing one it is

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