Over the years that he was alive he wrote many poems and novels. Some of the more notable novels are Lady Chatterley's Lover, The Rainbow, and Women in Love (Leavis 153). D.H. Lawrence also wrote many poems over the coarse of his career as a personal writer. These include the publication of his work in the English Review only a year out of the University of Nottingham. Also, some of his more notable poetry can be found in Birds, Beasts and Flowers, which was published in 1923 (Becker 56). .
Sons and Lovers is without a doubt D. H. Lawrence's most read and most criticized work. Because of is blunt sexual nature and mentions of Oedipal complexes (growing a more than "motherly love" towards one's mother) it was not well accepted back in 1913. Today it is analyzed on its views of the social structure of the time period, human nature while in love, and it's partial autobiographical content. It also has very serious subject matter towards the end when Paul and Annie decide to euthanize their mother by giving her an overdose of morphia (Draper 129). Although D.H Lawrence may portray Mrs. Morel as the villain, she is actuality a heroine because of her actions when; Mr. Morel constantly abuses her, her raising of the children almost by her self, and her eventual relinquishment of feeling about Paul and his independence.
The novel "Sons and Lovers" should be read as just as that, a novel, and not a complete autobiographical work. You must always remember while reading this book some portions may be true but for the greater majority they are fictions. D.H. Lawrence is known to have "a vast exaggeration about his early life, family, background, education, sexual relationships, and experiences." (Niven 73). .
From the very beginning of the book you can tell that the relationship between Mr. And Mrs. Morel is lackluster to say the least. Everyday after a hard day at the coal mine Mr. Morel would head to the tavern to get drunk and blow his pay for the day.