![]() ![]() However, as a counterpoint to the tragedy and devastation of these stories of love, Lawrence seems to be offering humorous interludes, conveyed through his pervasive recourse to incongruity, irony and burlesque in his text and if at first, the novel seems to be inscribed within the tragedy genre, mainly through its dramatization of human suffering, the end of the novel which allows a more positive and optimistic reading of Paul’s destiny seems to offer a re-interpretation of the tragic hero and to some extent an alternative discourse to our understanding of the tragic. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead” ( Sons and Lovers 255). Reflecting upon her relationship with Paul, Miriam declares that “certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. ![]() Besides Gertrude and Walter Morel’s disastrous marriage, the novel also explores Paul’s doomed love for the women he encounters, as well as his tragic narcissistic love. ![]() Its descriptions of the family, marriage and sexual relationships, tainted with hues of bitterness, pain and destruction dramatize the tragedy of the characters who face important, life-changing conflicts. This statement has prompted many critics to consider his novel as essentially tragic. 1 Of Sons and Lovers, Lawrence wrote “it is a great tragedy, and I tell you I’ve written a great book” (Lawrence, The Selected Letters of D. ![]()
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