【正文】 On Paul Morel’s Deformed Love in Sons and LoversI. IntroductionA. The Introduction About the Author—D. H. Lawrence, was one of the most original and controversial English writers of the 20th century. He was considered one of the“makes” of modern English fiction.Lawrence take human relationship, especially that of men and women, as his major theme. His novels are full of scenes of sensuous beauty, with a lot of naturalistic details. His works turned out to be a challenge to conventional morality. And some people rejected them, especially Lady Chatterley’s Lover(1928), as pornographic. But his books are filled with ideas and they penetrate into the shadows of the human psyche. In his works, Lawrence showed the instinctual force in human nature and offered a critique of modern industrial society.Lawrence’s life time was short, but he left a lot of controversial and characteristic literary works. There are many descriptions of undisguised sexual activities in his works which are based on English native country, but its main intention is to express a keen criticism of society. Both social criticism and characters’ psychological exploration are the basic characteristics of Lawrence’s works. His first novel was Sons and Lovers(1913). His other enduring works are the Rainbow(1915), Women in Love(1920), The Lost Girl(1920), and so on, and the book that brought him his illfame was, of course, Lady Chatterley’s Lover.Up to now, there are many scholars who study his works, especially his Sons and Lovers. Some scholars research the religion of the book, and some talk about its pregnant meaning, and some argue the structure and style, even some survey the feminism in the book. This paper intends to talk about the main character, Paul’s love between Mrs. Morel, Miriam, and Clara.B. The Introduction About sons and loversSons and Lovers was the first of Lawrence’s major works, and is still considered to be one of his best. The 1913 novel was partly autobiographical and was set in the coalmining village of Bentwood. The parents of the central character, Paul, are Mr. and Mrs. Morel who are a vigorous and heavydrinking miner and a welleducated, pretty intellectual respectively. We learn of Paul’s successful brother and sister, William and Annie, but are soon drawn into Paul’s world. He is still in his teens but works in a factory producing surgical appliances but bees sick and spends his time with Miriam Leviers who he falls in love with. Their love is made difficult by Miriam’s intense and religious nature and the fondness Paul’s mother has for him that is protective to the point of dependence. As Paul reaches his early twenties he bees passionate and makes love to Miriam but this ecstasy spells the end for their relationship. The latter stages of the novel concern Paul’s next passion—Mrs. Clara Dawes—and her vengeful husband. In the end, with Mrs. Morel’s slow death, we find that the closest and most meaningful bond is held between mother and son. The novel is notable for being the first English novel to be genuinely workingclass in origin and focus. This book has been regarded by critics as a brilliant illustration of Freud’s theory of Oedipus plex.II.Deformed Love—The Love Between Paul and His MotherA. Oedipus Complex and the Effect ion of Oedipus Complex in Sons and LoversOedipus plex is a Freudian term originating from a Greek tragedy, in which King Oedipus unknowingly killed his father and married his mother. 1According to Freud’s psychosexual development theory, children are born with powerful sexual urges. From 3 to 5, they bee especially aware of the differences between themselves and members of the opposite sex. In this period, a child bees a rival for the affections of the parent of the opposite sex. The boy wants to win his mother for himself, so he tends to be hostile to his father. The girl does exactly the opposite. However, neither the parent nor their children are aware of this. It is an unconscious process.In Sons and Lovers, Paul is the main character of Oedipus Complex. Paul hates his father. When he was a child, he often prays the God make his father die. When he grows up, he even treats his father with fists. Paul loves his mother. When was a little boy, he was closer with the mother than other children in the family. When he became a young man, he falls in love with Miriam. But his hearts and spirit are controlled by his mother. One day, he dates with Miriam and he arrives home late. His mother is so angry. At that time, he thinks he betrayed his mother. He always tells his mother that he will not marry forever because he wants to be with his mother. When he mother die, he even cried and called his mother“l(fā)ove”. Paul’s words and his behavior show that how he loves his mother and who his mother is in his heart. B. Paul’s love to his mother and Mother’s love to sonsPaul, who is the third child of Mrs. Morel, is more delicate and quiet than any other children with his pale faces, and looks older than the other children at the same age. So his illness tends to further his mother’s love upon him still more. He is very conscious of what other people feel, particularly his mother. When she frets, he can understand her, and can’t keep himself calm at the same time。 his attention seems always to be centralized to her.Paul’s passions upon his mother and the mother’s upon him are quietly mutual. When he is together with his mother, his love spews like a fountain, and his inspiration flashes like a flame. Both the flowers he plucks and the rewards he gets are to be devoted to his mother, only for herself. They tell each other their feelings from their innermost world, and share the