Sons and Lovers- D.H Lawrence
Summary of Chapters 1-3
Chapter 1
In chapter 1, the reader is given a brief description of the setting of the novel. The setting is similar to England's landscape in the earlier years. The reader is introduced to Mrs. Gertrude Morel, a 31 year old woman who has been married for 8 years to Walter Morel. They have 3 children together. Mr.Morel is a miner and a hopeless drunkard. the reader can see the inception, progression and declining of their love for one another. in the begging of their somewhat disturbing romance, Gertrude is enamoured by Walter's courage to to risk his life everyday working underground. she is also infatuated with the fact that he has a carefree, live-a-little demeanor which contrasts with her stoic, religious personality. Consequently, they marry; and for a while, they were deliriously in love. However, a few years into their marriage, things went sour. Gertrude fell out of love with Walter as he began to spiral back down the path of drunkenness he swore he would not trod again. The arrival of her first child barely numbed the indifference and indignation she felt towards her husband. Added to that, he was a liar. he deceived her into believing that the house they were living in belonged to him when actually, it belonged to his mother and he wasted the money that he had earned to buy alcohol rather than providing for his family. However, the most eye-boggling, heart wrenching thing that he did to his wife happened when he came home drunk and after a heated argument with his wife, he locked her outside of the house, at night, while she was pregnant. This only fueled her disdain for him.
Chapter 2
In the second chapter, two major events occur, the birth of her third child,Paul and another physical confrontation with her husband, Walter. When Paul arrives in the scene, things are still shaky in the Morel household. Gertrude cannot stand Walter and his children practically hate him. Paul's birth was the breath of fresh air that Gertrude needed in order to take her mind off of her husband. Although, Paul, at the time was ht bane of her existence, his presence soothed her aching soul. She vowed to be a better mother for him and her children. As she embarked on her new motherhood resolution, Walter makes the journey increasingly difficult. on on occasion, their encounter gets physical when he threw a drawer that contained cutlery across the room during a drunken tantrum that hit her eyebrow in the process. She was bleeding and he felt penitent but his feelings of repentance slowly faded away as he began to convince himself that she caused it to happen. And even though she hated his guts, it disturbed her, because she loved him.
Chapter 3
Mrs. Morel had become numb to the presence of her husband and has now focused all her attention and energy on her son, William. William has turned out to be a brilliant young man; being offered a job opportunity in London that would ultimately take him away from his mother. This makes Mrs. Morel very anxious because she lives her life through him. she is very protective of her son especially regarding other women. she feels as if he's growing up and leaving her behind; as if she's losing a saviour, After all, her children are the only reason why she stays in her dreadful marriage.
Chapter 2
In the second chapter, two major events occur, the birth of her third child,Paul and another physical confrontation with her husband, Walter. When Paul arrives in the scene, things are still shaky in the Morel household. Gertrude cannot stand Walter and his children practically hate him. Paul's birth was the breath of fresh air that Gertrude needed in order to take her mind off of her husband. Although, Paul, at the time was ht bane of her existence, his presence soothed her aching soul. She vowed to be a better mother for him and her children. As she embarked on her new motherhood resolution, Walter makes the journey increasingly difficult. on on occasion, their encounter gets physical when he threw a drawer that contained cutlery across the room during a drunken tantrum that hit her eyebrow in the process. She was bleeding and he felt penitent but his feelings of repentance slowly faded away as he began to convince himself that she caused it to happen. And even though she hated his guts, it disturbed her, because she loved him.
Chapter 3
Mrs. Morel had become numb to the presence of her husband and has now focused all her attention and energy on her son, William. William has turned out to be a brilliant young man; being offered a job opportunity in London that would ultimately take him away from his mother. This makes Mrs. Morel very anxious because she lives her life through him. she is very protective of her son especially regarding other women. she feels as if he's growing up and leaving her behind; as if she's losing a saviour, After all, her children are the only reason why she stays in her dreadful marriage.
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