As when trying to understand the novel it is necessary to realize what the most important aspects are. ... It is her interpretations and ensuing reactions to the tragic events of the novel that reveal the most to the reader about Robert's relationship with her. ... The novel occasionally breaks form and lets the reader know how the war has affected Roberts' family primarily his mother. ... Nonetheless, it is possible to assume Roberts' last attempt to do something right was when he tried to save the horses at the end of the novel. ... Timothy Findley puts this forward as one of ...

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Another example that brings Rose Mary's selfishness to light would be the time when Jeanette find a ring outside of their home and offers to sell it in order to improve the families well-being but her mother refuses and keeps the ring for herself. ... Although selfishness was a major contribution to the Walls parenting skills, their inability to provide stability could also been seen as a factor. ... Lastly, Rose Mary and Rex demonstrate a lack of supervision in their parenting throughout the novel. One example would be at the beginning of the novel, when their daughter Jeanette is cookin...

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Lawrence, published 1913, a closely autobiographical novel set in the Nottingham shire coal-mining village of Bestwood. ... In his novel, Sons and Lovers, he feels his writing was the best he was achieved. ... This reaffirms the critic's belief that the novel was a psychological journey. ... The critics agree Lawrence wrote an amazing novel, especially through his use of the human psyche and realistic experience. ... No other important English novel seems to offer quite such a stark illustration of an 'Oedipus complex' "4 What is "Oedipus complex"5? ...

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