Lawrence rewrote the work four times until he was happy with it. Although before publication the work was usually titled Paul Morel, Lawrence finally settled on Sons and Lovers.
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Paul first fell in love with Miriam.
In context, the person in question has no courage or strength of character.
Mrs. Morel disapproves of every woman wishing to involve herself with Paul. She wants her sons to pay attention to no other woman but herself, she is extremely jealous. After years of focusing all of her attention on her sons and living through...
