Does Sons and Lovers deal with the Oedipus Complex? Justify your opinion with a close reading of the text. Or Describe Paul’s relationship with his mother.

Does Sons and Lovers deal with the Oedipus Complex? Justify your opinion with a close reading of the text.

Or

Describe Paul’s relationship with his mother.

Sons and Lovers is the most popular novel by D H Lawrence and it is often taken to be largely auto-biographical. Its theme concerns the effect of mother-love upon the development of a son. During this novel, there are three female characters that have close relationships with Paul Morel, the male protagonist: Paul’s mother-- Mrs. Morel, Paul’s first love-- Miriam, and Paul’s sexual partner Clara.

D.H. Lawrence uses the Oedipus complex as its base for exploring Paul's relationship with his mother. Paul is hopelessly devoted to his mother, and that love often borders on romantic desire. He hates his father and dreams of living exclusively with his mother. Paul has grave problems finding a satisfying relationship with any woman other than his mother. The novel traces his unsuccessful attempts to reconcile the spiritual love of Miriam, or the sexual passion of Clara because of his filial devotion.

Mrs. Morel is an educated woman. And in this novel, she is a fascinating compound of faults and virtues. Her virtues are hardworking, thrifty, and, most importantly, possessing exceptional intelligence and strength of will. Gertrude Morel devotes herself passionately to her children, especially her sons.  She uses her strong possession. She succeeds in making her boys succeed, but the negative effects of strong possession also affect her sons. She fails to establish them, as a mother should make her children self-sufficient and independent individuals, and enable them ability of living their own lives and loving their own loves without constant reference to her judgments and feelings......................................................................................................................

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