# Sons and Lovers — Character guide

> Key figures in Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence.

- [Paul Morel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/paul_morel.md): Protagonist and aspiring artist, son of Gertrude and Walter Morel.
- [Gertrude Morel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/gertrude_morel.md): Paul's strong-willed mother, central to his emotional life.
- [Miriam Leivers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/miriam_leivers.md): Paul's intense, spiritual first love from the Leivers farm.
- [Clara Dawes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/clara_dawes.md): Paul's passionate lover, a suffragette separated from her husband.
- [Walter Morel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/walter_morel.md): Paul's father, a miner whose drinking strains the family.
- [William Morel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/william_morel.md): Paul's older brother who moves to London for work.
- [Baxter Dawes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/baxter_dawes.md): Clara's estranged husband and Paul's rival.
- [Annie Morel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/annie_morel.md): Paul's sister who marries and moves away.
- [Arthur Morel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/arthur_morel.md): Paul's younger brother, a miner and soldier.
- [Edgar Leivers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/edgar_leivers.md): Miriam's older brother and Paul's friend.
- [Beatrice Wyld](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/beatrice_wyld.md): A flirtatious young woman who briefly attracts Paul.
- [Fanny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/fanny.md): A hunchbacked factory worker and friend of Paul.
- [Mrs. Dawes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/mrs_dawes.md): Baxter Dawes' mother, who appears briefly.
- [Mr. Pappleworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/pappleworth.md): Paul's supervisor at the surgical appliance factory.
- [Jerry Purdy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/jerry_purdy.md): A friend of Walter Morel from the mines.
- [Mr. Heaton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/mr_heaton.md): A clergyman who visits the Morel family.
- [Mrs. Kirk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/mrs_kirk.md): A neighbor who helps during family crises.
- [Margaret Bonford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/margaret_bonford.md): A friend of Clara's from the women's movement.
- [Miss Limb](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/miss_limb.md): Emmie Limb's relative, also a factory worker.
- [Gertrude Coppard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/gertrude_coppard.md): Gertrude Morel's maiden name, mentioned in backstory.
- [Willam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/willam.md): A misspelling of William, possibly a child.

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