The Life of the Morels
The opening of the book began with a description of the setting (The Bottom). As we continue we get into the life of the Morels. Mrs Morel formally known as Gertrude Coppard is now married for eight years and has the children William her first born son who is eight years and Annie who is nine years.
At first we look we see a very sad woman who is sick of the poverty and meanness she had to endured. She was also sick of her husband and his drinking.
In chapter one we can also see how close William is to his mother and he never wants to leave her side.The is displayed at the wake(festival) where Mrs Morel left with Annie because she is not so much into it and her son William does not enjoy the fair after she has left. At the fair he won a prize for his mother because to him no one is as pretty as she is.
Mrs. Morel went into a series of flashback where we could understand her life before her marriage. Her father was an engineer and they were reasonable happy. At nineteen she received a Bible from a man name John Field. She also remembers the night she meet Mr. Morel and how happy she was for the first six months then she realized Mr. Morel (husband) keep an unpaid bill away from her then the curiosity stated. Another event which occurred was the cutting of her son Williams hair which made her very upset. Then the couple had a big fight over Mr. Morel going out with his wife friend.
At the ending of chapter one the book returns to the present.
These flashback are at the opening of the book by D.H Lawrence to ensure the readers get an understanding of the Morel Family.
