Sons and Lovers Lesson Plan

In Chapter VII, we are introduced to another important location, Wiley Farm. What does Wiley Farm have in common with the Bottoms? How is Wiley Farm different from the Bottoms? How is Paul's reaction to the two locations important?

From the beginning, the Bottoms is described as a literally low place, a place determined by economic standing. Conversely, Wiley Farm is an idyllic place, a place of peace that is described with warm and soft terms. Where the Morel house is a place of division in the family, Paul finds peace and happiness in the Leivers house. Thus, where Paul feels somewhat trapped by his home in the Bottoms, especially with his mother's expectations, Wiley Farm...