ComparehowthewriterusesnarrativetechniquesinSonsandLoverstoexpressvarious

themesandmotifsinthenovel.
WithintheSonsandLoversnovel,D.HLawrenceeloquentlyutilizesawiderangeof
narrativetechniquesasameansofpresentingthemajorthemesandmotifsomnipresent.He
advances the central topics of his Bildungsroman through the intentional usage of narrative
techniquessuchaspointofview,symbolism,foreshadowing,characterizationandflashbackto
structurehisworkandprovidesomeformofintriguetohisreaders.
D.HLawrencesstyleisknowntobeoneinwhichhemustdeveloptheprotagonisttobeofanastute
dispositioninwhichhesearchesforsomesortofmeaningfulconnectioninlife.Thisisbasedentirelyontheaspect
ofRomanticismastheindividual,namely,inthiscase,Pauldoesnotwantsimplyasuperficialsocialworldbut
seeksforanidentity,personalfulfillmentifyoumust.Thequestforidentityandpersonalfulfillmentisoneofthe
manythemesexploredwithinSonsandLovers.Thisparticulartheme,however,isdevelopedthroughpointofview.

PointofviewinSonsandLoversentailsmainlyathirdpersonomniscientpointofview,
asthereadersgainameansofaccessingthecharactersinnermostthoughtsandgaininginsight
astotheirperspectiveoncertainissuesaswitnessedwhenPaulfeelsthreatenedtogotohisjob
interviewbecausehefeelshewillbetiedtotherestraintsofcapitalismandindustrialization.
Furthermore,Lawrencebringsacrossthethemesofbondage.Hedeviseshisplotinsuchawayasto
emphasizebothasocialandromanticbondagebetwixtthecharactersandsociety.Foreshadowingisamajorelement
ofthethematicdiscussiononromanticbondageasthereaderssuspectthatduetoWilliamsfailedrelationshipand
deaththatPaulwillhaveasimilaroutcome.WilliamfeltlikehehadanobligationtowedLouisaalthoughhekept
onhavingsecondthoughtsonhercharacter.Similarly,PaulwentthroughthisphasewithMiriam.Hefeltasifshe
wantedthewholeofhim,toputhiminherpocketandsuckhissouldry.
AnintegralthemeofSonsandLoverswasthenaturalenvironment.Hisdescriptionandlanguageoften
playedahugeroleinsignalingsexualenergyandderelict.Complementingthisthemewastheliterarytechniqueof
pathetic fallacy. These flowers and scenery were give humanlike emotions which reflected exactly what the
characterwasfeelingatthemoment.
TheOedipuscomplexwhichwasoneofthecrucialthemesprevalentthroughoutthenovelwasparticularly
evident throughtheform ofdialogue.AsPaultalksmoretohismotherandthereaderswitnesshisstreamof
consciousnessonebeginstonoticetheunual lustfulandromanticfeelingshehasforhismother.Thisfactis
compoundedbyhisresentmentandhatredofhisfather.
Therefore,D.HLawrencestrategizeshisplotandcharacterdevelopmentinsuchawayastoadvancethe
thematicelementshewishestopresumewithinthenovel.Hecleverlyengagesthereaderthroughtheuseofthese
literarytechniquestorecognizethemotifsandthemesbeingportrayedandanelementofimageryiscreatedinthe
sametoken.