Aspects of psychological maturation in Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence

The aim of the present thesis is to convey how D. H. Lawrence reflects his own maturation through his protagonist Paul Morel in his novel Sons and Lovers. It has been pointed out that there are similarities between the life of Lawrence and his main protagonist Paul Morel.The first chapter, entitled Autobiography, Bildungsroman and the Theory of Psychoanalysis, presents the theoretical basis of the thesis that gives the definitions of autobiographical novel, Bildungsroman as an autobiographical novel and Oedipus complex.The second chapter, entitled The Reflection of Maturation in Sons and Lovers, represents how Lawrence gives the reality truly. We have attempted at giving the psychological development of Paul Morel with three women in his life. He has an oedipal love with his mother, a spiritual love with Miriam Leivers and a sensual love with Clara Dawes. In this chapter, our aim is to convey the destruction of an individual with a depressive mother and two different lovers which leads to the protagonist?s maturation with experiencing these three different relationships. At the end of the thesis, we reach the conclusion that Lawrence writes his own real life through his relationships with his mother and lovers.Keywords : Sons And Lovers, Autobiographical Novel, Bildungsroman, Oedipus Complex, Psychological Maturation.