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Paul Morel
Annie Morel is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morel and the sister of William, Paul and Arthur. She is a practical girl and grows into a mature and sensible young woman. Annie takes a job as a schoolteacher and marries a good-natured young man called Leonard, who has a good position at work and of whom the family are fond. Annie sides with Mrs. Morel against Miriam, Paul’s girlfriend, whom both the women dislike. Annie, like Mrs. Morel, feels that Miriam is overly spiritual and refined and is a bad influence on Paul. Annie feels that Miriam takes all his attention away from the family, where his real loyalties should rest, and she blames Miriam for distracting Paul when Mrs. Morel first becomes ill. Annie helps Paul care for Mrs. Morel towards the end of the novel, when Mrs. Morel is dying. Annie is close to her mother and feels that, if she had been at home during the early stages of Mrs. Morel’s illness, her mother would have confided in her and she could have helped her get proper treatment. However, Annie’s relationship with Mrs. Morel does not have the intensity of the relationships between Mrs. Morel and William and Paul. By the time of Mrs. Morel’s death, Annie is worn out with her care and the strain of constantly seeing her mother in pain and is relieved when Paul decides to poison his mother to end her suffering.
Annie Morel Quotes in Sons and Lovers
The Sons and Lovers quotes below are all either spoken by Annie Morel or refer to Annie Morel. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
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It seemed queer to the children to see their mother, who was always busy about the house, sitting writing in her rapid fashion, thinking, referring to books, and writing again. They felt for her on such occasions the deepest respect. But they loved the ‘Guild.’ It was the only thing to which they did not grudge their mother: and that partly because she enjoyed it, partly because of the treats they derived from it. The guild was called by some hostile husbands, who found their wives getting too independent, the “clatfart” shop: that is, the gossip shop. It is true, from off the basis of the guild, the women could look at their homes, at the conditions of their own lives, and find fault.
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Chapter 4
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He watched with wicked satisfaction the drops of wax melt off the broken forehead of Arabella, and drop like sweat into the flame. So long as the stupid big doll burned, he rejoiced in silence. At the end, he poked among the embers with a stick, fished out the arms and legs, all blackened, and smashed them under stones.
“That’s the sacrifice of Missis Arabella,” he said. “An’ I’m glad there’s nothing left of her.”
Which disturbed Annie inwardly, although she could say nothing. He seemed to hate the doll so intensely, because he had broken it.
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Annie Morel Quotes in Sons and Lovers
The Sons and Lovers quotes below are all either spoken by Annie Morel or refer to Annie Morel. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
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It seemed queer to the children to see their mother, who was always busy about the house, sitting writing in her rapid fashion, thinking, referring to books, and writing again. They felt for her on such occasions the deepest respect. But they loved the ‘Guild.’ It was the only thing to which they did not grudge their mother: and that partly because she enjoyed it, partly because of the treats they derived from it. The guild was called by some hostile husbands, who found their wives getting too independent, the “clatfart” shop: that is, the gossip shop. It is true, from off the basis of the guild, the women could look at their homes, at the conditions of their own lives, and find fault.
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Chapter 4
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He watched with wicked satisfaction the drops of wax melt off the broken forehead of Arabella, and drop like sweat into the flame. So long as the stupid big doll burned, he rejoiced in silence. At the end, he poked among the embers with a stick, fished out the arms and legs, all blackened, and smashed them under stones.
“That’s the sacrifice of Missis Arabella,” he said. “An’ I’m glad there’s nothing left of her.”
Which disturbed Annie inwardly, although she could say nothing. He seemed to hate the doll so intensely, because he had broken it.
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