Sons and Lovers

"Sonss And Lovers "(W H Lawrence)

'Well, are you coming now or later?' 'Are you going 'a'ready
for?' He lamented. 'You need not come if you don’t want; she said
And she went slowly away with her little girl whilst her son stood
watching her,cut to the heart to let her go, and yet unable to leave the
wakes. So mother dominates her child’s heart from beginning. This
is natural too.But this control is not weakened till mother’s
death. Mother’s love becomes bane of her son’s life. Mrs.
Morel despises her husband Walter .Walter Morel does not care for his
family. Scenes of altercation between husband and wife are common in
their house.She finds solace in her sons. Elder son William is very dear
to him. After William’s death younger son Paul becomes her entire
world. Son too is passionately fond of his mother. He falls in love with
Miriam. Their love is different from normal people’s love. I can't
fancy a young man talking to his lover about religion and God .Oh,
Morel only if you knew there were better things to do with girl you are in
love with and could enjoy life. I feel the reason for this platonic relationship between Paul and Miriam is Paul’s excessive love for his mother. Her son’s
affair upsets mother. She feels that her enire world is going to be
ruined. In young man’s life crisis begins here. Paul can’t
see his mother unhappy yet he is unable to stop meeting with Miriam and
later Clara. He is tormented by these inner conflicting desires. He
strives to win free from his mother’s possessive love. But in the
end mother’s possessive love proves stronger than any ties and Paul
comes back to his mother. After his mother's death he is left alone in
the world. Sons and Lovers is considered Lawrence’s best work. This
novel is widely known for being his semi autobiography and having Oedipus
complex as its central theme.