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1、SonsandLovers ——D.H.LawrenceSummaryofthestoryAnelegantandrefinedwoman,GertrudeCoppard,marriedaminer,WalterMorel,aftertheymetinaChristmasPartyanddancedtogether.It'snotuntiltheirchildrenwereborndidtheyrealizehowdifferentaretheyineveryaspects.Theyloveeachotherlessandf
2、inallytheyfightanddriftapart.MorelalwayswenttothepubwhileMrs.MoreltransferredheraffectiontoheroldestsonWilliam.However,thedeathofWilliamdroveMrs.Moreltocrazyandafterthatshepaysallherattentiontohissecondson,Paul.Paulisafraidtoleavehismotherbutwantstogooutonhisown,an
3、dneedstoexperiencelove.Gradually,hefallsintoarelationshipwithMiriam,afarmgirlwhoattendshischurch.ThetwotakelongwalksandhaveintellectualconversationsaboutbooksbutfinallyPaulresists,partiallybecausehismotherlooksdownonher.Atwork,PaulmeetsClaraDaweswhohasseparatedfrom
4、herhusband.PaulleavesMiriambehindashegrowsmoreintimatewithClara,butevenshecannotholdhimandhereturnstohismother.Whenhismotherdiessoonafter,heisalone.GertrudeMorel:Mrs.MorelisunhappilymarriedtoWalterMorel,andsheredirectsherattentiontoherchildren,heronlypassioninlife.
5、SheisfirstobsessedwithWilliam,buthisdeathleavesheremptyandredirectsherenergiestowardPaul.Shebitterlydisapprovesofallthewomenthesetwosonsencounter,maskingherjealousywithotherexcuses.PaulMorel:Paulistheprotagonistofthenovel.Heissensitive,temperamental,artistic,andunc
6、easinglydevotedtohismother.Theyareinseparable;heconfideseverythinginher,worksandpaintstopleaseher,andnursesherasshedies.PaulhasultimatelyunsuccessfulromanceswithMiriamandClara,alwaysalternatingbetweengreatloveandhatredforeachofthem.HisrelationshipfailswithMiriambec
7、ausesheistoosacrificialandvirginaltoclaimhimashers,whereasitfailswithClarabecause,itseems,shehasnevergivenuponherestrangedhusband.However,themajorreasonbehindPaul'sbreak-upsisthelongshadowofhismother;nowomancaneverequalherinhiseyes,andhecanneverfreehimselffromherpo
8、ssession.MiriamLeiver:Miriamisavirginal,religiousgirlwholivesonafarmneartheMorels,andsheisPaul'sfirstlove.However,theirrelationshiptakesagestomov
