Sons and Lovers : Meeting the Morels

This book is written by D.H Lawrence and deals with the insight into the Oedipus complex. The story opens speaking about “The Bottoms” a place where a family the Morels reside. The first chapter of itself gives a background into the main characters and their attitudes and perspectives of life as they know it. The opening with the description of “The Bottoms” gives an insight into the surroundings of the Morel family. The first character that is met is Mrs. Morel and she is a stunt believer of what was deemed as Christian values. In respect to her husband she sees him as her complete opposite and does not see that she should ignore the unacceptable sin of drunkenness. This is why she makes snide remarks to her husband due to his constant drinking. She furthermore she sees herself as above the other women in the Bottoms due to her rent being higher than theirs. Though pregnant in this chapter she shows the potential cold shoulder when life is not to her liking. Mr. Morel is a miner who sees life in the way of everything being merry. He drinks a lot and tends to be short tempered. The short temper is portrayed when he locks his pregnant wife outside because she threatens to leave him because of his drinking. William is the first born of both Mr. and Mrs. Morel. William is a lovable child who tends to crave his mother’s affections. He tends to think of his mother differently to a child. He sees his mother a “her”. This places his mother on a pedestal above women which does not leave room for Motherly love. Annie is the baby of the Family and much is not said about her besides the fact of her quite nature. This chapter is a simple opening of introducing the Morel family. It  gives the reader a clear understanding into what the story may lead to based on the personalities the characters display.