Awful Wedded Life: The Morel’s marriage.Annoying Younger Sibling: Arthur, but he gets shipped off to the army with a wife and baby, and we don't hear from him again.
She treats the Morels like they are inferiors, much to William’s chagrin. He’s an abusive man because of it and wastes his pay cheques with his constant drinking in public houses. Sons and Lovers shows the following tropes: Most notably the 1960 film version directed by famed cinematographer, Jack Cardiff. However, her love, although comforting and welcome, becomes a burden to the boys whether they realize it or not. But especially to her two older boys, William and Paul. Morel's love and tenderness goes to her children: William, Annie, Paul, and Arthur. With no more love to give to her husband, Mrs. Gertrude Morel is stuck in an abusive marriage with Walter Morel, who she despises for his low-class tendencies and his alcoholism. The story follows the lives of the Morel family. One of Lawrence's more personal works, it's about a working-class English family in a miner’s town.
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