Sons and Loversas an autobiographical novel

Sons and Lovers (1913)is also a fictionalized autobiography of his

relationships with his mother and Jessie Chambers, a love interest from
his youth,and a social portrait of provincial life in Nottinghamshire. So
portrayal of characters are based on real characters in his own life
especially the portrait of his mother Mrs. Larence, Miriam which is based
on Lawrence's girl friend, Jessie Chambers, and Mr. morel which is based
on Lawrence's father. The novel describes Paul Morel’s fixation on his
mother, and how that fixation informs his other relationships. Much of
Lawrence’s writing addresses the intersections between sexual desire and
class identity and the consequences of denying the wants of one’s animal
self.