Walter Morel
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Walter Morel is the rough, working-class coal miner father in D. H. Lawrence’s novel "Sons and Lovers," whose troubled marriage and strained relationship with his son Paul shape much of the story’s emotional conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sons and Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Annie Morel
NERFINISHED
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Arthur Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ William Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Sons and Lovers (1913) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAddiction | alcohol ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
heavy drinker
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rough ⓘ temperamental ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Gertrude Morel
NERFINISHED
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Paul Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | English modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageType | troubled marriage ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
father of protagonist
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source of domestic conflict ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | coal miner ⓘ |
| relationshipCharacterization |
marital conflict with Gertrude Morel
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strained relationship with Paul Morel ⓘ |
| setting | Nottinghamshire coal-mining community ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| spouse | Gertrude Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
constraints of industrial working-class life
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patriarchal authority ⓘ working-class masculinity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century to early 20th century ⓘ |
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