"Aaron's Rod" by D. H. Lawrence is a story set in the early 1900s that studies the struggles of Aaron Sisson, a miner and union leader, as he tries to find his place in a world changed by war while dealing with tough family matters and what society expects from him. The book starts on Christmas Eve, showing Aaron coming home to his excited family, but there's also a feeling of stress because of his job with the miners' union and the war having just ended. His family life and work cause him problems, especially with his wife who doesn't agree with his choices. The book paints a detailed picture of Aaron's challenges as he balances what he needs to do with what he wants, creating a story full of feelings and thoughts about what it meant to be alive in England at that time.
Aaron's Rod
By D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
In a post-war world, a conflicted miner and union leader wrestles with responsibility and desire, caught between familial expectations and the longing for something more.
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About the AuthorDavid Herbert Lawrence was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, literary critic, travel writer, essayist, and painter. His modernist works reflect on modernity, social alienation and industrialization, while championing sexuality, vitality and instinct. Four of his most famous novels — Sons and Lovers
(1913), The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love (1920), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928)— were the subject of censorship trials for their radical portrayals of romance, sexuality and use of explicit language.
David Herbert Lawrence was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, literary critic, travel writer, essayist, and painter. His modernist works reflect on modernity, social alienation and industrialization, while championing sexuality, vitality and instinct. Four of his most famous novels — Sons and Lovers (1913), The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love (1920), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928)— were the subject of censorship trials for their radical portrayals of romance, sexuality and use of explicit language.
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