Sons and Lovers as an

Autobiographical Novel
Zahraa AB
 David Herbert Lawrence
• Lawrence is one of the greatest English novelists of the 20th
century, and perhaps, he is the greatest from England proper
and from a working-class family
• He is known for his creativity of writing style, his focus on
unfamiliar themes and his philosophy.

• During his life long literary career, he had written more than
ten novels and several volumes of short stories.

• Besides being a great novelist, Lawrence is also a proficient

poet, acombative essayist, an atmospheric travel-writer, and a
prolific literary correspondent.

• Furthermore, he extends his talents to book-reviewing,

translation, philosophical discourse and painting. But it is in
the novels that his true greatness lies, and on them that his
reputation rests.

David Herbert Lawrence

• David Herbert Lawrence was born at a mining village in
Nottinghamshire.

• * His father was a coal-miner with little education; but his mother,
once a ,school teacher, was from a somewhat higher class, who
came to think that she had married beneath her and desired to raise
the cultural level of her sons so as to help them escape from the
life of coal miners.

• The conflict between the earthy, coarse, energetic but often drunk
father and the• re- fined, strong-willed
He rejects and up-climbing
the conventional mother is
literary approaches.
vividly presented
• in his
His autobiographical
focus novel,
is on a self which Sons
consists and Lovers
of body,
(1913). mind, and spirit and he calls it “final me”.
• His creativity states that modern science has
separated human beings from real life.
• He was anti-materialistic.
• He believes in blood religion.
 David Herbert Lawrence

Lawrence is regarded by many Western critics as one of the greatest

and most original novelists, but unlike other experimental novelists
such as J. Joyce or V. Woolfe , Lawrence is not concerned with radical
innovations of prose techniques. Instead, the innovative nature of his
novel lies in how to trace the psychological development of the
protagonist. By combining psychic exploration with social criticism,
he has made an important contribution to the advancement of the
English psychological novel.

David Herbert Lawrence

Sons and Lovers as an Autobiographical Novel
• An autobiographical novel is a work of fiction that draws
heavily on the author's personal experiences, emotions,
relationships, and events in their own life.

• In the case of "Sons and Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence, it is

considered an autobiographical novel as it reflects many of
the experiences and emotions the author himself went
through in his own life, particularly in regards to his
relationship with his mother.

• The novel explores themes of family relationships, the

struggles of working-class life, and the search for identity,
all of which are believed to be based on the author's own
experiences

Sons and Lovers as an Autobiographical Novel

• An autobiographical novel is a work of fiction that draws
heavily on the author's personal experiences, emotions,
relationships, and events in their own life.

• In the case of "Sons and Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence, it is

considered an autobiographical novel as it reflects many of
the experiences and emotions the author himself went
through in his own life, particularly in regards to his
relationship with his mother.

• The novel explores themes of family relationships, the

struggles of working-class life, and the search for identity,
all of which are believed to be based on the author's own
experiences

• It also reflects the cultural and social environment of the

time, particularly the changing roles of women in society
and the effects of industrialization on the working class.
Sons and Lovers as an Autobiographical Novel
• An autobiographical novel is a work of fiction that draws
heavily on the author's personal experiences, emotions,
relationships, and events in their own life.

• In the case of "Sons and Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence, it is

considered an autobiographical novel as it reflects many of
the experiences and emotions the author himself went
through in his own life, particularly in regards to his
relationship with his mother.

• The novel explores themes of family relationships, the

struggles of working-class life, and the search for identity,
all of which are believed to be based on the author's own
experiences

• It also reflects the cultural and social environment of the

time, particularly the changing roles of women in society
and the effects of industrialization on the working class.

Its Relation to the Life of the Writer

• "Sons and Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence is widely considered

to be an autobiographical novel, as it draws heavily on the
author's own experiences and emotions.

• The protagonist of the novel, Paul Morel, is believed to be

based on Lawrence himself, and his relationship with his
mother, who is portrayed as an overbearing and possessive
figure, mirrors Lawrence's own relationship with his mother.

• Like Paul, Lawrence was born into a working-class family

and grew up in an environment of poverty and limited
opportunities.
Its Relation to the Life of the Writer
• The novel explores themes of family relationships, the
search for identity, and the impact of industrialization on the
working class, all of which are believed to be based on the
author's own experiences and observations.

• The setting of the novel, the coal-mining town of Eastwood

in Nottinghamshire, England, is also based on Lawrence's
own upbringing.

• The novel is a tribute to Lawrence's mother and portrays the

love between Paul and his mother, which mirrors
Lawrence's own relationship with his mother.

• The novel explores the difficulties of relationships between

men and women, where they stifle each other's individuality
despite a deep need for each other.

Its Relation to the Life of the Writer

• The novel explores themes of family relationships, the
search for identity, and the impact of industrialization on the
working class, all of which are believed to be based on the
author's own experiences and observations.

• The setting of the novel, the coal-mining town of Eastwood

in Nottinghamshire, England, is also based on Lawrence's
own upbringing.

• The novel is a tribute to Lawrence's mother and portrays the

love between Paul and his mother, which mirrors
Lawrence's own relationship with his mother.

• The novel explores the difficulties of relationships between

men and women, where they stifle each other's individuality
despite a deep need for each other.
Its Relation to the Life of the Writer
• The parents in the novel, Paul's parents, are based on
Lawrence's own parents. They share similarities such as the
grandfathers working in the lace industry, the mother's
dislike of dirt, drink, and poverty, the father's
irresponsibility, and the lack of intellectual connection
between the parents.

• The frequent domestic conflicts and the life shared between

the mother and her children are also drawn from Lawrence's
own life experiences.

• The ash tree outside the home in the novel and the Friday
wage collection and shopping trips mirror Lawrence's own
experiences
• .