English Literature / Unit 16 ENL 1523 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Sons and Lovers
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The idea
Sons and Lovers, of nineteen thirteen, largely autobiographical, follows Paul Morel and his suffocating bond with a demanding mother, who has turned from her coarse husband to her sons, and with two very different lovers, one based on Jessie Chambers.
In practice
A mother, a son, two lovers.
Where people slip
The mother is based on Lawrence's own.
Your place on the trail
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