sons and lovers

Throughout D.H. Lawrence’s novel, Sons and Lovers, his main character, Paul Morel, matures from a little boy into an experienced man. This transformation is due to the three women in Paul’s life: Gertrude Morel, Miriam Leivers, and Clara Dawes. Paul carries out an affair with each of these women, but in the end he is left alone. Each of Paul’s loves is significant in itself; each contributes something essential to his development, yet finally proves destructive and inadequate. Oedipal, spiritual, and possessive are the three loves Paul encounters throughout Sons and Lovers, and the women that represent these loves help Paul mold himself into the man he will eventually become.

Gertrude Morel’s oedipal love is the first type of love Paul faces in Sons and Lovers. With the passing of her first son William, Gertrude becomes depressed and upset. It is the sickness of her second son, Paul, which helps to pull her out of depression. William was “like her knight who wore her favor in the battle,” yet after losing him, Paul takes his place and becomes her substitute for love. Both live for each other and are inseparable. What begins as a motherly relationship turns into a passionate affa

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Approximate Word count = 1245
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)