Paul Morel, son of Walter and Gertrude Morel gradually acquires more love for his mother, a love different from the typical mother-son love. It becomes a love that keeps him from loving someone else and a love that grows until he decides he's gone too far. In this semi-biographical novel, Sons and Lovers, Paul Morel lives his life similarly to author D.H. Lawrence. This semi-biographical novel demonstrates psychological, biographical, and cultural connections. DH Lawrence creates an exceptional semi-biographical novel that reflects his life through Paul Morel, demonstrating the Oedipal perspective and basing cultural influences on the actions of most of the characters. In this biographical novel, Sons and Lovers, D.H. Lawrence reflects his personal life experiences through the life of Paolo Morel. Born in the United Kingdom, Lawrence was the son of John Arthur. “David Herbert Lawrence was born… in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire” (The World of DH Lawrence and Sons and Lovers). Paul's life consisted of having to endure his parents' arguments and it was also present in Lawrence's life. Both Paul and DH Lawrence had fathers who worked in the mines and both suffered the abuse and violence their father brought home. “A Working Class Mining Town” (The World of D.H. Lawrence) Lawrence shared common interests with Paul Morel, both of their hobbies was painting. Paul bought paint and his love of painting was mentioned throughout the book. Paul and Lawrence also shared an award thanks to a painting; Paul was thrilled with this award and made sure his mother knew about it, which strengthens their bond even more. “I am told that Paul won first prize for his painting and sold it to Lord Henry Bentley for fifty pounds.” (Lawrence, 279) Gertrude expresses that......in the center of the paper......she sees the burnt potatoes that had been cooked by her sister. This shows how in the past women were treated unfairly and even from a young age because Edgar was younger than Miriam. Men were taught that women are only there to do housework and cook dinner. Instead of punishing her son for saying horrible things about her daughter's cooking, she talks about it with Miriam. “You disappointed me at dinner time, Miriam” (Lawrence 164) He shows disappointment to his daughter and throughout the beginning of the book and in some chapters we notice how men act accordingly based on the time period. Although women are still fighting for gender equality, for example Emily Nielsen Jones, a 21st century leader fighting for gender equality (Yacenda), women are much more independent than they used to be the early 1900s, when they depended on financial support from men..