When he goes off to a promising job in London, he meets and falls in love
with a shallow-minded beauty. Louisa Lily Denys Western “Gyp”. She satisfies
his passion and fulfills his aspiration to marry someone from a higher social class, but leaves his mind and soul unfulfilled. William chooses such an unsuitable mate
because he fears having a woman who might usurp his mother’s place in his heart. Lawrence, in an unpublished foreword to Sons and Lovers.
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William’s death from pneumonia to his internal struggle between his
physical passion for a young, frivolous woman and his true love for his mother.
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3.2 Minor Characters
3.2.1 LOUISA LILY DENYS WESTERN “GYP”
Gyp is William Morel’s finances. She’s flighty, foolish, but beautiful young woman whose family has fallen upon hard times. Even though she is forced
to work as secretary, Gyp still treats people like the Morels as inferiors.
‘William was succeeding with his ‘Gypsy’ as he called her. He asked the girl- her name was Louisa Lily Denys Western.’
D.H Lawrence,1913 : 125
‘The doctor came. It was pneumonia, and he said, a peculiar erysipelas, which had started under the chin when the collar
chafed, and was spreading over the face. He hope it would not get to brain.’D.H Lawrence,1913:169
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3.2.2 THE OTHER MOREL CHILDREN
Annie Morel is Paul’s older sister. She becomes a schoolteacher and
marries her childhood friend, Leonard.
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Paul is very close and loving to Annie. Annie and Paul conspire to give their mother morph to help speed up her death.
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‘You look nice enough, if that’s what you want to know,’ he said
D.H Lawrence,1913: 161 ‘Read a book Why, she’s never read a book in her life.’
‘Oh, go along ’ said Mrs. Morel, cross with the exaggeration. ‘It’s true, mother – she hasn’t,’ he cried, jumping up and
taking his old position on the hearthrug. ‘She’s never read a book in her life.’D.H Lawrence,1913 : 162
‘You couldn’t tell it was there, mother; you couldn’t tell it was there,’ he repeated over and over. So long as Annie wept for
the doll he sat helpless with misery. Her grief wore itself out. She forgave her brother – he was so much upset. But a day or
two afterwards she was shocked.’D.H Lawrence,1913:75
‘Annie was still a junior teacher in the Board-school, earning about four shilling a week.’
D.H Lawrence,1913 : 143 ‘Annie who had been teaching away, was at home again.
She was still a tomboy; and she was engaged to be married.’D.H Lawrence.1913:241
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Arthur Morel is Paul younger brother. He’s much like Walter Morel, an intellectual and fun-loving. He marries Beatrice Wyld, a friend of Annie’s.
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3.2.3 BAXTER DAWES
