ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the character who is a supporter of Women’s Rights in Sons and Lovers?
A
Mrs. Morel
B
Annie
C
Miriam
D
Clara Dawes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout the novel, Paul’s attitude towards women is defined by his love for his mother, Mrs. Morel, which leads him to compare his female lovers with her.

Detailed explanation-2: -Clara Dawes A friend of Miriam’s, she is a suffragette, who is separated from her husband. She becomes Paul’s second love, and they have a passionate affair.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lesson Summary In D.H. Lawrence’s novel Sons and Lovers, the author portrays three very different female characters: Gertrude Morel, Miriam Leivers, and Clara Dawes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mrs. Morel’s character is one of subtle control. While her station in life is humble, she feels herself to be slightly better than her neighbors. Since her relationship with her husband gives her no pleasure or companionship, she wants to guide her sons’ lives to shape their future and her own.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lawrence’s feminism emerges early in Sons and Lovers, first in his sympathetic analysis of the situation of Mrs. Morel and in that of Clara Dawes, both of which reveal the oppression of patriarchal society that inspired the woman’s movement.

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