Influential Women in Paul Morel’s Life Throughout D.H. Lawrence’s novel, Sons and Lovers, his main character, Paul Morel, matures from a little boy into an experienced man. This transformation is due to the three women in Paul’s life: Gertrude Morel, Miriam Leivers, and Clara Dawes. Paul carries out an affair with each of these women, but in the end he is left alone. Each of Paul’s loves is significant in …showed first 75 words of 1222 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1222 total…Paul would have turned out a different man. All leave a scar on him and he will never forget anyone of them. While he remains shattered after losing Gertrude, Miriam, and Clara, the three women go on and move to the next chapter of their lives. However, as the reader can see, it seems as though all the chapters in Paul’s life have come to an end and he is now beginning his epilogue.