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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D.H Lawrence's novel, "Sons and Lovers," portrays three females whose tragedies lie in the fact that they merely function as "stones" in Paul's life. ... Towards the end of the novel, Paul ends the three relationships and moves on. ... Her emotion was influenced by her living environment and was depressed both inside home and outside. ...

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These are the words that Toni Morrison used to describe the actions of the central character within the novel, Beloved. ... Placing her children outside the horror of slavery, even if it meant taking their lives, was in her mind a justified act of love, nothing more. ... This was due in part by segregation and other socioeconomic factors, but also to the spiritual and social unity of each black member. ...

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