Sons and Lovers: resumen de Chapter 3

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1. Morel falls seriously ill, and neighbors help Mrs. Morel manage his care, the children, and household expenses.
2. As Morel recovers, his wife's attachment weakens, while her hopes increasingly center on William; another son, Arthur, is born.
3. Mrs. Morel protects William when Morel threatens to beat him over Alfred Anthony's torn collar.
4. Mrs. Morel joins the Women's Guild and secures office work for William, refusing his father's proposal of mining.
5. William develops his skills and social life, but his dancing and female admirers cause conflict with his mother.
6. William wins a London post, burns his love letters with Paul nearby, and leaves while his mother struggles with separation.

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The sentence makes clear how deeply Mrs. Morel depends on William emotionally. His career success therefore brings separation and pain as well as pride.

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