Sons and Lovers is an autobiographical 1913 novel by D.H. Lawrence about a young man, Paul Morel, and his complicated relationship with his mother, Mrs. Morel. The story explores the Freudian concept of the Oedipus complex through Paul's intense bond with his mother and hatred for his father. Lawrence adds complexity by showing Mrs. Morel also exhibits traits of the Oedipus complex through her possessive love for Paul and dislike of his girlfriends. By the end of the novel, Paul begins to break free of this complex by intentionally overdosing his dying mother with morphine to end her suffering.