Stray thoughts on D.H.Lawrence

It is almost always about a troubled childhood. In Sons and Lovers, Paul is the victim of said scenario. He is so troubled by the abuse showered on his mother that his protective instinct takes over, to such an extent as to transcend the accepted borders of the mother-son relationship. Gertrude, on the other hand, is highly possessive of her son and seeks in him the security and companionship that her husband failed to offer.