英语专业本科毕业论文《儿子与情人》中的伦理困境

英语专业本科毕业论文《儿子与情人》中的伦理困境最新好资料推荐-如有侵权请联系网站删除最新好资料推荐-如有侵权请联系网站删除精品好资料-如有侵权请联系网站删除精品好资料-如有侵权请联系网站删除最新好资料推荐-如有侵权请联系网站删除精品好资料-如有侵权请联系网站删除 山东财经大学本科毕业论文(设计)题目：论《儿子与情人》中的伦理困境学院外国语学院专业英语班级2011级英语一班学号XXXXXXXXXXX姓名XXX指导教师XXX山东财经大学教务处制二Ｏ一五年五月山东财经大学学士学位论文原创性声明本人郑重声明：所呈交的学位论文，是本人在导师的指导下进行研究工作所取得的成果。除文中已经注明引用的内容外，本论文不含任何其他个人或集体已经发表或撰写过的研究成果。对本文的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在论文中作了明确的说明并表示了谢意。本声明的法律结果由本人承担。学位论文作者签名：年月日山东财经大学关于论文使用授权的说明本人完全了解山东财经大学有关保留、使用学士学位论文的规定，即：学校有权保留、送交论文的复印件，允许论文被查阅，学校可以公布论文的全部或部分内容，可以采用影印或其他复制手段保存论文。指导教师签名：论文作者签名：年月日年月日EthicalPredicamentinSonsandLoversbyXXXUndertheSupervisionofXXXSubmittedinPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsfortheDegreeofBachelorofArtsSchoolofForeignStudiesShandongUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsMay2015AcknowledgementsItwouldnotbepossibleformetocompletethethesiswithoutthegeneroushelpofmany.Firstandforemost,IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoconveymysinceregratitudeandappreciationtomysupervisorProf.XXX,underwhosesupervisionIhaveobtainedvaluableideasandprecioussuggestions.Sheisveryintelligentonthesisinstructionandalsoshowshergreatpatiencetomeduringmywriting.IalsowanttothankalltheteachersintheSchoolofForeignStudiesofShandongUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsfortheirbeneficialcoursesIhaveattendedduringmycollegelife.Besides,Iowemydeepthankstomyroommateswhohavebeenencouragingmeallthetime.X.X.X.ABSTRACTEthicalPredicamentinSonsandLoversX XXD.H.LawrenceisoneofthemostfamousEnglishnovelistsintheearlytwentiethcentury.SonsandLovers,themostimportantworkofhim,isnotonlywidelyreadbythepublic,butalsomakesLawrencewellknownintheliterarycircle.InasettingofBestwood,thisnoveldescribesthedistortedrelationshipbetweenthecouples,lovers,motherandsons.Ethicalliterarycriticismasakindofmethodologyhasitsuniquevisionofresearchandconnotation.Fromtheperspectiveofethicalliterarycriticism,thisthesisinterpretstheethicalpredicamentthroughtheanalysisofethicalenvironmentandethicalorderinthenovel,andthuswecanhaveanewanddifferentunderstandingaboutthecharacters’complicatedpsychology.Atthesametime,itisalsoofgreatsignificancetotheconstructionofmoralityinourcountryforthetimebeing.Keywords:SonsandLovers;D.H.Lawrence;ethicalliterarycriticism;ethicalpredicamentFILLINFILLIN随着IPv4网络地址在全球范围内的逐渐枯竭，下一代网络协议IPv6的研究和应用逐渐推开。本文对IPv6协议与IPv4协议的区别及其特殊的地址格式和报头格式进行了较为详细的描述，并对在IPv4向IPv6过渡中使用的技术进行了介绍，重点说明了目前较为流行的双栈技术和隧道技术。本文还重点介绍了IPv6协议在中国大陆、台湾地区和日、韩等国家和地区的应用现状，IPv6协议在信息家电研发上的应用和该协议在推广中遇到的问题作了介绍。最后针对这些问题提出了相应的对策和对IPv6协议未来应用的展望。\dFILLIN此处输入摘要摘要论《儿子与情人》中的伦理困境XXX戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯是20世纪初最著名的英国小说家之一，《儿子与情人》是他最重要的一部作品。这部小说不仅被大众所广泛阅读,而且使劳伦斯闻名于文学界。小说以英国诺丁汉郡矿工的生活为背景,描写了夫妻，母子，恋人之间的畸恋及父子关系的扭曲。文学伦理学批评作为一种方法论有其独特的研究视角和内涵。本文以文学伦理学批评为方法，通过分析小说中的伦理环境、伦理秩序来解读《儿子与情人》这部小说中所体现的伦理困境，从而使读者对小说中人物的复杂心理活动有一个新的理解。同时，运用文学伦理学批评的方法解读这部作品对目前我国的道德建设也具有借鉴意义。关键词：《儿子与情人》；戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯；文学伦理学批评；伦理困境

CONTENTSAcknowledgements…………………iiAbstract………….…iiiAbstractinChinese……………..…ivIntroduction………...1ChapterOneTheDestructionofEthicalEnvironment………..3I.TheConflictbetweenCivilizationandNature……………….…3II.TheAlienationofHumanNature………........…5ChapterTwoTheDisruptionofEthicalOrder……………..….7I.EthicalOrderintheVictorianTimes…………..7II.TheConflictbetweenReligiousBeliefandSecularLife………8=3\*ROMANIII.TheConflictbetweenSpiritandFlesh……...…8ChapterThreeEthicalPredicamentbetweenKinshipandLove…………...…10TheTransferofMrs.Morel’sLove…….……10II.Paul’sEthicalPredicamentinMotherandLovers……………11Conclusion……………………13WorksCited………14IntroductionD.H.Lawrence(1885-1930)isoneofthegreatestEnglishnovelistsinthe20thcenturyandalsothemostwidelystudiedauthorsintheEnglandlanguage.Bestknownforhisnovels,Lawrenceisalsoanaccomplishedpoet,shortwriter,critic,andtravelwriter.SonsandLoversisD.H.Lawrence’sfirstmajornovel.In1999,theModernLibraryrankedSonsandloversninthonalistofthebest100novelsinEnglishofthe20thcentury.Thenovelisagemstonewithmultiplefacets.ManycriticalworkshaveappearedaboutSonsandLovers.Thisnovelisnotonlywidelyreadbythepublic,butalsomakesLawrencewellknownamongwritersandintellectuals.TherearedifferentattitudesinwesternliterarycirclestowardsSonsandLovers.SomepeopleareinfavorofthisideathatSonsandLoversisameaningfulwork,whilesomecriticsevencriticizeLawrenceandSonsandLoversinpublic.Butgenerally,SonsandLoversisappreciatedbymanywesternscholars,suchasJohn

Macy,etc..Since1950s,westernscholarshavebeenresearchingSonsandLoversfrommanydifferentangles.SonsandLoversisanovelofpsychologicalanalysis;somanywesternscholarstendtoanalyzethisnovelfromtheangleofpsychologyinrecentyears.InOctober1989,thefirstinternationalseminarofLawrenceinChinawasheldinShanghai,whichsuggestedtheresearchaboutLawrencehasgottheattentionofChinesescholars.Inrecentyears,therearemorethantwentyresearch

papersaboutLawrenceandhisworksappearingonsomeinfluentialacademicjournals(Zhou109).EthicalliterarycriticismadvocatedbyprofessorZhenzhao,Niehasbeenafashionindomesticliterarycircles.Butatpresent,worksaboutSonsandLoverswiththemethodofethicalliterarycriticismarerelativelyfew.Ethicalliterarycriticismasakindofmethodologyhasitsuniquevisionofresearchandconnotation.Thisthesisistousethisuniquemethodtoanalyzetheethicalpredicamentinthenovelthroughthreeaspects---thedestructionofethicalenvironment;thedisruptionofethicalorderandtheheavypredicamentbetweenkinshipandlove.Throughtheanalysisofethicalpredicamentinthenovel,amoreprofoundunderstandingaboutthecomplicatedpsychologyofcharacterswillbemanifested.Itisalsohopedthatethicalliterarycriticismwillbemeaningfultotheconstructionofharmonioussocietyandtheconstructionofmorelorderinourcountry.

ChapterOneTheDestructionofEthicalEnvironmentThewritingbackgroundofthisnovelisbeforetheFirstWorldWarandBritainisinthemostprosperousperiod---VictorianAge.Duringthatperiod,thecolonyofBritainonoverseascontinuedtoexpand,thedomesticproductivitydevelopedrapidly,relationsofproductionchangeddramatically,theindustrialcivilizationgotahighlydevelopment,andallofthesecreatedincreasinglyrichmaterialwealthforhumanbeings.Buttheindustrialcivilizationislikeadouble-edgedsword.Itbringsthematerialsatisfactiontohumanbeings;italsoproducesgreatnegativeimpactsonthebeautyofnatureatthesametime.=1\*ROMANI.TheConflictbetweenCivilizationandNatureTheman-madegoodswithoutanyemotionsdamagethenatureenvironmentofhumanexistence.Theimbalancerelationshipbetweenmanandnature,thedestructionbetweenthesexesandsoon---constitutetheethicalenvironmentwhichisdifferentfromtradition.Atthebeginningofthisnovel,Lawrencedirectlyshowsthedamageofenvironmentcausedbytheindustrialcivilization:HellRowwasablockofthatched,bulgingcottagesthatstoodbythebrook-sideonGreen-hillLane.Therelivedthecollierswhoworkedinthelittlegin-pitstwofieldsaway.Thebrookranunderthealdertrees,scarcelysoiledbythesesmallmines,whosecoalwasdrawntothesurfacebydonkeysthatploddedwearilyinacircleroundagin.Andalloverthecountrysidewerethesesamepits,someofwhichhadbeenworkedinthetimeofCharles=2\*ROMANII,thefewcolliersandthedonkeysburrowingdownlikeantsintotheearth,makingqueermoundsandlittleblackplacesamongthecorn-fieldsandthemeadows.Andthecottagesofthesecoalminers,inblocksandpairshereandthere,togetherwithoddfarms,formedthevillageofBestwood.(1;ch.1)ThisplaceisBestwoodandtheMorelslivehere.Theirlivingenvironmentisextremelydirty.Facedtheinnerpassagewaybetweentworowsofresidence,whatwecanseeisonlytheuglybackyard,thenthegarbagepit.Thereisanarrowalleybetweenthetwolongcolumngarbagepits.ThisstreetisnamedtheValleyStreetandhereistheplaceforchildrentoplay,forwomentogossipothersandforlocalmentosmoke.ButtheactuallivingconditioninValleyStreetisverybadbecausepeoplemustliveinthekitchenwherefacingtowardthedirtyandsmellyalley.Inthepast,Bestwoodwasanagriculturalzonewithbeautifulsceneryandthickforest,whichprovidedenormous

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materialsfortheindustrialrevolutioninBritain.Butsooneverythinghaschangedandthetownisdugintoadisastrousplacebecauseofpeople’sblindpursuitofeconomicbenefits.Moreover,peopleexploretheironoregreedilyandopennewminesoneafteranother;soontherearesixcoalminesinBestwood.Thenthe

raillinks,thesymbolofthemoderncivilization,areinoperation.Inordertoobtainhighprofits,thecapitalistsgrabthenaturalresourcesanddestroytheecologicalenvironmentinexorably,whichmakesthequietruralsceneryallgoneandthenaturalenvironmentsufferirreparabledamages.WiththedevelopmentofindustrialrevolutioninBritain,humanbeingsmakeuseofnatureandcreateincreasinglyrichmaterialwealthforthemselveswithunprecedentedscaleandspeed.Aspeopleareproudoftheirownmadevaliantrecord,theyalsosuffertheconsequencesoftheiractionsbecauseofanthropocentrism.Thenaturalenvironmentbecomesanobjectthatbeingplunderedandconqueredbyhumanbeings.Itsuffersaseveredestruction.Therefore,thebinaryoppositionbetweencivilizationandnatureappears.Atthesametime,humanbeingsbecometheslavesofindustrialcivilizationbecauseoftheirblindpursuitofmaterialwealth.=2\*ROMANII.TheAlienationofHumanNatureInSonsandLovers,thesoulofallthecharactersisdistortedandtheylosetheirheadundertheinfluenceofmoderncivilization.Withthedevelopmentofindustrialcivilization,alargenumberoflaborsbecomeindustrialworkers.Therapiddevelopmentoftheminingindustrybringshugeeconomicbenefitstothecapitalists,butatthesametime,itdestroystheecologicalenvironmentandresultsinthealienationofhumannature.Morelisoneofthethousandsofminerswholiveinthebottomofsocietyandhasbeendiggingcoalsinceheistenyearsold.Heworksunderthewelleverydayandliveslikeashrew-mouse.Hisbodyandmindisrepressedandwreckedbytheintenseworkforce.Finally,hishumannatureisalienated.Hebecomesrudeandirritable.Therefore,heoftendrinksalcoholtostimulatehisownphysicalsensestoshowhiscatharsisoflife.Thisisanaturalreactionforminersbecausetheyneedtorelaxthemselvesafterheavywork.Mr.Moreldoesn’tawarethatthedevelopmentofcivilizationleadstohistragedy.Hegraduallybecomesthetoolofindustrialcivilization(Zhou111).Astimegoesby,Mrs.Morelbeginstohateherhusband’srudebehaviorandwordsandtransfersherlovetohissons.Therefore,amiserablemarriageappears.AsforWilliam,oneofthesonsintheMorelfamily,isatragedyinSonsandLovers.Heiscaughtinthewebofmodernity,notquiteknowingwhathewantsbutfillswithdissatisfactionathisexistingcircumstancesandprospects.Inthebeginning,Williamisambitiousandhopestoliveabetterlifethroughhishardworking.Hetrieshisbesttofindajobandwantstolivehappily.Butthecruelenvironmentdisappointshim.Underthedevelopmentofindustrialcivilization,hehastoworkdesperately.Hecandonothingbutworkbecausehehastokeepaliving.Hegraduallyloseshishopetowardstolifeandlovebecauseofhisheavywork.Besides,hecouldnotloveagirlcompletelybecausehismother’salienatedlove.Hebecomesindifferentandstolid.Hisnatureisalienatedbythecruelcivilization.Finally,hediesbecauseofsickness.Thepressureofmodernindustrialcivilizationdestroyssuchafreshyounglife.ThetragedyofMr.MorelandWilliamistheepitomeofthemiserablefatecontrolledbymodernindustrialcivilization.Theirhumannatureisalienatedbymodernindustrialcivilizationsotheylosetheirpassionintheirdailylife.Thedistortedmarriagecausesthedeformityofthefamily,thedeformityofthefamilycausesthedistortedmaternallove,andthedistortedmaternalloveaffectstheson’sloveandhisdevelopment.Throughthedepictionofcharactersinthenovel,Lawrencesharplypointsoutthatallofthesearecausedbytheindustrialcivilization.Thecloseandstrictdivisionofindustrialsocietycausesthealienationoflabor;thealienatedlaborresultsinthealienationofhumannature;thealienationofhumannatureleadstothealienationoffamily.Theindustrialsocietynotonlydestroystheexternalnature,butalsodestroystheinnernatureofhumanbeings.Asaresult,itresultsinthesharpconfrontationbetweentheindustrialcivilizationandtheinnernatureofhumanbeings.

ChapterTwoDisruptionofEthicalOrderinSonsandLoversEthicalorderisthestructuralexistenceoftheethicalrelationship.PatriarchalclansystemisthemodelofethicalorderintheVictorianTimes.Itscoreisthesystemofpatriarchalclanhierarchy.TheprosperousandstablesituationoftheUnitedKingdomisincreasinglyfading.Traditionalmoralvaluesandreligiousbeliefsaresuspectedandblamedandevenabandonedbypeople.What’smore,undertheinfluenceofscienceandtechnologyandthemodernphilosophy,peoplenotonlybegintodoubtaboutChristianitybutalsoGod’sexistence.Oldmoralityisabandonedandanewmoralityhasyetnottobeestablished.Moralityinpeople'sthoughtsandvaluesareconfused,andthenstuckintotheheavypredicamentbetweenreligiousbeliefandsecularlife.=1\*ROMANI. EthicalOrderintheVictorianTimesIntheVictoriaTimes,humanbeingsaresocial.Peopleoftenabidesomecustomsandconventionswhichareusedtoconstitutesomesocialandmoralstandards.Livinginacertainsociety,peoplemustobeytheestablishedprotocoltoadapttothesocietyandworkhardtobeacceptedbyothers.Politics,economyandreligionwillinfluencetheformofsocialconventions.However,religionhasthemostprofoundinfluenceontheformingprocess.Inthenineteenthcentury,duringthereignofQueenVictoria,peoplecomplywiththereligiousethicsstrictly.EveryonewillabsolutelyobeyGodtoshowtheloyaltyofreligiousmorality;otherwisehewillberejectedbyothersandnotbeacceptedbythesociety.=2\*ROMANII.TheConflictbetweenReligiousBeliefandSecularLifeIntheVictorianTimes,somepeopleobeythereligiousbeliefstrictly,butsomepeoplejustwanttopursuesecularlife.Miriamisborninafamilyofsharpconflictbetweentraditionalreligiousbeliefandsecularlife.Herfatherlacksofreligiousbeliefandpursuestheenjoymentoflife,buthermotherisastrictCatholic.Ontheonehand,Miriamisinfluencedbyhermotherandhasapurefeelingonreligion.Herbehaviorisobviouswiththecolorofasceticism.Theessenceofasceticismistoregardfleshasevil,whilelooksself-denialasavirtue.Accordingtotraditionalreligiousbelief,peopleshouldobeythetraditionalrulesstrictlyandcouldnotpursuetheenjoymentoflife.Miriamisaffectedbythetraditionalreligiousbeliefdeeply,sosheisfearofenjoyingsecularlife.Ontheotherhand,sheisagirlwhohasmodernthoughtsandiseagertopursuethehappinessoflifeandtheenjoymentoflove.ShelovesPaulverymuchandwantstohaveacloseattachmentwithPaul,butshecouldnotbreaktherestrictionofreligiousbelief.SoshefeelsscaredwhenPaulwantstohavephysicalcontactwithher.Generallyspeaking,loveisthemostwonderfultimeinlife,anditistheinterflowofmindandtheemotionalattachmentbetweenlovers!Intheirheart,theyareeagertoliveacomfortablelifeandenjoythehappinessofsecularlife.Butundertheinfluenceoftraditionalreligiousbelief,peoplecan’tpursuetheirlivesfreely.Theyarerestrictedbythereligiousbelieftightly.Sotheyalwayssinkintotheconflictbetweenreligiousbeliefandsecularlife.=3\*ROMANIII.TheConflictbetweenSpiritandFleshMiriamisPaul’schildhoodsweetheart.Theycontactcloselyandhappily,butPauldoesn’tthinkitisreallove.HelikesstayingwithMiriambecauseMiriamalwaysencourageshim,supportshimandhecanalsogettheinspirationoflifefromMiriam.Theyhaveclosecommunicationsontheaspectofspirit(ChenandYang,48).However,Miriam’sfanaticdevotionandpersistencetoreligionmakesPaulintostrugglingbecauseMiriamjustwantsthefitinspirit,andrepelsthebodycontact.ShealwayswantstoleadPaultothespirituallevel.SheisstillblamingPaul’svulgardemandevenwhensheisawareofthatshewilllosePaul.PaulandMiriamhaveenjoyedalotofpleasuretimes.ButPaulstillthinksthatmostoftheirloveisaboutthecommunicationofmindandisinthespiritualrealm.AsforPaul,heholdstheviewthatspiritandfleshcannotbecutinloveandtheirlovelacksemotionalimpulse.Purelyspirituallovewithoutphysicalcombinationisnotsoundanditisthedisregardofhumannature.Thespiritualaspectandthephysicalaspectareincludedinlove.Onlythroughthecombinationofsoulandflesh,canwehaveasweetandfulllove!SoPaulgraduallyfeelsunfulfilledwithMiriam.WiththedevelopmentofPaul’soppressivesexualinstinct,heisdeterminedtocarryoutnewexplorationtomeethisbody'sneeds.SohetransfershislovetoClara.Claraisverybeautifulandhot.Shethinksthatsheisdifferentfromotherwomenbecausesheonceparticipatedthefeministmovementandreceivedagoodeducation.Sosheisadifficultwomantogetonwithincolleagues.HerfemalecharmisfullymanifestedwhensheisstayingwithPaul.AsforPaul,hefeelshisbloodisboilingandhislustisstirredaslongastogetherwithClara.Theirsexlivesgreatlysatisfybothofthem.Ontheonehand,Claraislookeddownuponbyothersandherself-esteemiswounded.Sheiseagertoberespectedandcherishedbyothers.Finally,shefindsthebalanceinfleshwhenshemeetsPaul.Ontheotherhand,PaullikesstayingwithClaraandhethinksthesexuallovewithClararefresheshislife.ThefeelingwithClaraisgreatlydifferentfromthefeelingwithMiriam.ClarahelpsPaulreleaseshisrepressedpassion.ButshecouldnotenterintoPaul’sheartbecausetheylackcommonidealandpursuit.Theirloveisonlybasedonsexandtheydon’thavespiritualcommunication.Aftertheyhaveadeeperunderstanding,Paulfindsthathedoesn'tloveClaraandClaraalsofeelsthatshedoesn’treallygetPaul.Afterseriousconsideration,Claradoesn’tdivorcewithherhusband.Therefore,Paul’spursuitoffleshendsinfailure(Ma98).Thisconflictbetweenspiritandfleshisoftenmanifestedintheconflictbetweenreligiousbeliefandreality.Itisdifficultforpeopletomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Christianethicsshouldbeabletoabsorbthiscultureofsensitivityandtosublimatethedemandofsensibilityintheprocessofcompletingsense.Onlythroughcombiningemotionandration,spiritandflesh,canwebuildahappylife!PaulandMiriam’scontraryconceptmakesthisspirituallovewhichhaslastedforseveralyearsfinallydieinfear.ChapterThreeEthicalPredicamentbetweenKinshipandLoveThedestructionofethicalenvironmentandthedisruptionofethicalorderhavebeendiscussedinthefirstandsecondchapter.Inthelastchapter,acloserlookatthemaincharacters’heavypredicamentinSonsandLoverswillbetaken.ThroughtheanalysisofthetransferofMrs.Morel’sloveandPaul’spredicamentinmotherandlover,wewillhaveabetterunderstandingaboutmaincharacters’complicatedethicalthoughtsinthenovel.=1\*ROMANI.TheTransferofMrs.Morel’sLoveMrs.Morelisborninanancientfamilyandherfamiliesaredevoutbelieversofcongregationalfromgenerationtogeneration.Shelooksdownupondancing,whileshelovesthinkinganddiscussingreligious,philosophicalandpoliticalissueswitheducatedpeople.HerhusbandMorel,grumpyandrude,isborninafamilyofminers.Atthebeginningofthemarriage,Mrs.MorelisveryhappyandshefeelsthatthereisafireoflustaroundMorel---somethingstrangeandpleasedthatcannotbeunderstood.Whilehappytimeisshort.Aftersometime,Mrs.MorelistiredoflisteningtoMorel’ssweetwordsandshewantstosaysomethingserioustoherhusband,butMorelcouldnotunderstandher.Morelneverreceivedanyeducationandalwaystalksslang,whichishardtobeunderstoodbyMrs.Morel.Underthepressureofcruelindustrialcivilization,Morelbecomesadrunkardandonlycovetsenjoyment.WhileforMrs.Morel,whatshewantsisbeingreligiousandmoral.Soon,Mrs.Morelfindsherhusbandispoorasachurchmouseandseeksalifeofpleasure.ThemostimportantthingisthatMr.Morellacksreligiousbelief,whichis

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Mrs.Morel’sPuritanism.Mrs.Morelisdeeplyinfluencedbyreligiousmoralthoughtsandeagertofindagreementwithherhusbandintheaspectofthought.Butherhusband'srudebehaviorreallymakesherdisappointed.SothegapbetweenMrs.Morelandherhusbandgetsmoreandmoredeep.SoMrs.Moreldecidestobreakupwithherhusbandandtofindsustenanceinherson.Therefore,therebeginsabattlebetweenthehusbandandwife---afearful,bloodybattlethatendedonlywiththedeathofone.Mrs.Morelfightstomakeherhusbandundertakehisownresponsibilities,tomakehimfulfillhisobligations.Butherhusbandistoodifferentfromher.Herhusband’snatureispurelysensuous,andshestrivestomakehimmoral,religious.Mrs.Moreltriestoforcehimtofacethings.Butherhusbandcannotendureit---itdriveshimoutofhismind.AtlastMrs.Moreldespisesherhusband.Sheturnsfromthefather;sheturnstoherchildren.Mr.Morelhasbeguntoneglectherandthenoveltyofhisownhomehasgone.Hecouldnotabidebyanythingandthereisnothingatthebackofallhisshows.Mrs.Morelcangetnothingbuthurtanddisappointmentfromherhusband,soshegivesupallhopetoherhusbandandtransfersallofherlovetoherchildren.=2\*ROMANII.Paul’sEthicalPredicamentinMotherandLoversPaulisthebackboneinMrs.Morel’sdailylife.Mrs.MorelcontrolsPaul’sspiritinordertooccupyPaul’slove.Atthesametime,Paulisnotallowedtoindulgeinotherwomen.Withthegrowthoftheirage,thefriendshipbetweenMiriamandPauldevelopsintolove.Mrs.MorelthinksthatMiriamwilltakehersonawayandevenruinPaul’sfuture.Mrs.MoreliscynicalandshowsheruneaseanddiscontentaslongasPaulcomesbacklatewithMiriam.AsforMrs.Morel,shethinksthatheraffectionwillberootlessifPaulfallsinlovewithMiriam.ThisistherootcauseofMrs.Morel’sdisliketoMiriam.UnderMrs.Morel’sinfluence,PaulshowsagrowingdiscontentaboutMiriam.Mrs.Morelrepeatedlysighsthatshedoesn’thavearealhusbandinordertocontrolPaul’sfeelingsbetter.Paulshowsdeepsympathyforhismother’ssituationandgiveshermentalcaress.PaultouchesMrs.Morel’shairandkisseshernecklikealover!Paul’sviewoflifeisdislocatedbecauseMrs.MorelcontrolsPaul’slovetightly.Mrs.MorellikesPaul’sbackboneandshegraspsPaul’smindtightly.SoPaulcannotescapefromhismotherandgraduallyloseshisautonomyandindependence,thenbecomesaspiritualincompetent.Mrs.Morel’spossessionofPaul’semotionmakesPaul’ssplitpersonality.SoPaulcan'tfallinlovewithMiriamandClaranormally.ThisphenomenoncontinuestothedeathofMrs.Morel.EvenifafterMrs.Morel’sdeath,Paulstillcannotgetridoftheemotionalattachmenttohismother.EvenifPaul’sbodyandmindgetfreedom,heisunabletoadjusttosuchalifeandl