![]() The couple drifts apart and she gradually shifts her affections to her boys, beginning with William, the oldest. The couple marry, and Getrude struggles adjusted to reduced circumstances on a meagre salary in a rented house. Their whirlwind romance is marked by physical passion. In the first part of the story, the well-bread Gertrude Coppard falls for the working-man, Walter Morel, whom she meets at a Christmas dance. When Lawrence was finally finished with his revisions, the strong focus on the lead character had softened and the emphasis on both other characters and the story-line had broadened. ![]() The original draft of the novel centered heavily around the lead character, Paul Morel. Given the strong autobiographical nature of the work, it's understandable that Lawrence rewrote the manuscript four times until he was satisfied. The novel is awkwardly autobiographical it's the story a man so emotionally connected to and influenced by his mother that he is unable to form lasting relationships when he encounters other women romantically. Today, the novel is planted firmly amongst The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century, holding down the 9th position. ![]() ![]() Lawrence published Sons and Lovers to a lukewarm reception in 1913 and the book was criticized for its alleged obscenities. ![]()
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