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Plot Summary of Sons and Lovers
"Paul Morrell is a young boy growing up in England as it enters the Industrial Revolution. His father is a miner, but his mother comes from a more prestigious background, and aspires for something better for her son. The book is centered on Paul and his mothers relationship which is borderline incestuous. Paul struggles to avoid his lust for momma and never manages to rightly achieve this. Thus his life and his relationships with other women, (all of who his mother hates) are deeply affected."
mar alice, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Sons and Lovers
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Mother (or standin)
Kind of sex: - incest
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - artist
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 (a tremendous amount)

Style
Sex in book? Yes
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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