... shoulders the burdens of caste and tradition, a double weight that crushes some of her characters and warps others, but leaves none untouched. Roy takes up classic material, but she delights in verbal innovation and stylistic tricks. She runs words together -- "thunderdarkness," "echoing stationsounds" -- and plucks nouns from verbs ... with memories of a family grieving around a drowned child's coffin, there are plenty of other intimate horrors still to come, and they compete for the reader's sympathy with the furious energy of cats in a sack. Yet the quality of Ms. Roy's narration is so...

• Word Count: 2899
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... was achieved. Critics agree that Sons and Lovers was an impressive literary work, and they also agree that it was very psychological. Through Lawrence's description of the Morel family, the reader is given a tour through the psychological evolution of the main character, Paul. Paul goes through a series of very realistic romances over the course of the book. In the end he ... critics agree Lawrence wrote an amazing novel, especially through his use of the human psyche and realistic experience. A characteristic case is that of D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers, considered by many a classic...

• Word Count: 4216
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School