Gertrude Morel
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Gertrude Morel is the emotionally intense, dissatisfied mother in D. H. Lawrence’s novel "Sons and Lovers," whose powerful bond with her son Paul shapes the story’s central psychological conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sons and Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | modernist novel ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lydia Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn |
Oedipal dynamics in Sons and Lovers
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mother–son relationship in Sons and Lovers ⓘ |
| createdBy | D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | cancer ⓘ |
| educationLevel | better educated than her husband ⓘ |
| familyName | Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sons and Lovers universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Sons and Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Gertrude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Annie Morel
NERFINISHED
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Arthur Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ William Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflictWith | Walter Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmotion | discontent with marriage ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | key figure in early 20th-century psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
controlling
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dissatisfied ⓘ emotionally intense ⓘ intelligent ⓘ possessive ⓘ proud ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central character in Sons and Lovers
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mother of Paul Morel ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Walter Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrongBondWith |
Paul Morel
NERFINISHED
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William Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesIn |
Bestwood
NERFINISHED
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Nottinghamshire coal-mining community ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives Paul Morel’s psychological development
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source of central psychological conflict in Sons and Lovers ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Duckworth and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | late 19th century to early 20th century England ⓘ |
| socialClass | lower middle class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
frustrated middle-class aspiration
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maternal domination ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkPublication | 1913 ⓘ |
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