Abstract: Sons and Lovers, the third novel of D.H. Lawrence is a masterpiece in English literature. Though it has received severe criticism, it is one of the most highly acclaimed novels of Lawrence. Lawrence wrote I have patiently and laboriously constructed the novel . It has been widely thought of as a simply and directly [1] autobiographical novel by an author who invariably included in his fiction his own experiences and portraits of people he knew. In Sons and Lovers Lawrence analyzes the growth, development of three man-woman relationship. Among the three major women characters Mrs Gertrude Morel is the most important. This paper aims to discuss her effort to realize herself.