Sons And Lovers Is The Story Of The Morel Family Set In Small Mining Village In North England In The Early 20Th Century. It Deals With Ties Connecting Mother And Son With An Emotional Precision And A Clarity Of Compelling Detail Which Derive In Part From The Autobiographical Nature Of The Novel. The Total Meaning Of The Novel-Gertrude Morel'S Love For Second Son, Paul-Depends Not On The Moral Pattern Displayed By The Shape Of The Action, But By The Interrelating Of This Pattern With Powerful Symbolic Patterns Of Suggestion Which Bring Out The Psychological Truth Of The Relationship.