Report On Getting On

  Getting On is a short essay by the English writer D.H. Lawrence. The essay recalls the author's memories with his mother. The author has an unusual love for his mother, whom he once regarded as the only one in the world. But his mother, a city girl who suffered from poverty by marrying a poor husband, wanted the author to succeed on an ordinary rut. The author loved writing. But his mother believed that writing could not bring him succeed, so she despised the author's passion for writing and his works. However, the author had a strong love and dedication to writing. He kept writing until his mother saw his published work before she died. At the end of the article, the author pondered over the deceased mother's views on him now, and expressed his deep memory for his mother as well as his complex feelings for her. The author's love and memory for his mother were reflected in his memory of getting along with her. At the same time, his love for writing and his mother's complex feelings were also expressed strongly in this article.

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