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Sons and Lovers, Chapter 15 summary

Chapter 15 of 15 · Part 2 · 18 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 15, Paul lives apart from his father, struggles with grief after his mother's death, and finds neither work nor company enough to sustain him. His meeting with Miriam ends without marriage or renewed intimacy, but he finally resists the desire to follow his mother into death and walks toward the town.

What happens

  1. Clara joins her husband in Sheffield, while Paul and Walter Morel leave their empty home for separate lodgings.
  2. Paul cannot paint, feels detached from ordinary life, and struggles between self-destruction and the demand to remain alive.
  3. He meets Miriam at church and invites her to supper, where they discuss her plans for training and teaching.
  4. Miriam suggests marriage, but their exchange reveals that neither can offer the kind of commitment the other needs.
  5. Paul escorts Miriam to her cousin's house and feels that his final attachment has disappeared.
  6. Alone in the darkness, he longs for his mother but refuses to follow her into death and walks toward town.

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In this chapter

PaulWalter MorelMiriamClara

What to notice

Paul refuses to let his longing for his mother determine his own death. His movement toward the town gives this refusal a physical form.

Quick check

What does Miriam propose during her visit to Paul's lodgings?

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