Sons and Lovers - Chapter 1
Anak dan Kekasih - Bab 1
The Bottoms family lived in a small mining village in Nottinghamshire. Gertrude Coppard, a refined and educated young woman, had married Walter Morel, a coal miner. She had hoped for a better life, but the reality was disappointing.
Keluarga Bottoms tinggal di sebuah desa pertambangan kecil di Nottinghamshire. Gertrude Coppard, seorang wanita muda yang halus dan berpendidikan, menikah dengan Walter Morel, seorang penambang batu bara. Dia berharap akan kehidupan yang lebih baik, tetapi kenyataannya mengecewakan.
Their home was small and crowded. The miners and their families lived in similar houses, all connected by the narrow, dirty streets of the village. Gertrude tried to make the best of her situation, but she often felt lonely and misunderstood.
Rumah mereka kecil dan padat. Para penambang dan keluarga mereka tinggal di rumah-rumah yang serupa, semuanya terhubung oleh jalan-jalan desa yang sempit dan kotor. Gertrude berusaha memanfaatkan situasinya sebaik mungkin, tetapi dia sering merasa kesepian dan tidak dimengerti.
Walter was not a bad man, but he was rough and uneducated. He spent his evenings drinking with his friends at the local pub, returning late and often drunk. Gertrude stayed home with the children, feeling the weight of her unfulfilled dreams.
Walter bukan orang jahat, tetapi dia kasar dan tidak berpendidikan. Dia menghabiskan malam-malamnya dengan minum bersama teman-teman di pub lokal, pulang terlambat dan sering mabuk. Gertrude tinggal di rumah bersama anak-anak, merasakan beratnya mimpi-mimpinya yang tak terpenuhi.
They had two sons, William and Paul, and a daughter, Annie. Gertrude loved her children dearly and gave them all her attention and care. She was particularly devoted to Paul, her youngest, who was sensitive and artistic like her.
Mereka memiliki dua putra, William dan Paul, dan seorang putri, Annie. Gertrude sangat mencintai anak-anaknya dan memberikan semua perhatian dan kasih sayangnya kepada mereka. Dia sangat berdedikasi pada Paul, putra bungsunya, yang sensitif dan artistik seperti dirinya.
"Paul is special," she would say to herself. "He understands things the others do not."
"Paul itu istimewa," katanya pada dirinya sendiri. "Dia mengerti hal-hal yang orang lain tidak mengerti."
As the children grew older, the differences between their parents became more obvious. Gertrude wanted her sons to have better opportunities than their father. She encouraged them to study, to read, to think beyond the mining village.
Saat anak-anak tumbuh, perbedaan antara orang tua mereka menjadi lebih jelas. Gertrude ingin putra-putranya memiliki kesempatan yang lebih baik daripada ayah mereka. Dia mendorong mereka untuk belajar, membaca, dan berpikir di luar desa pertambangan.
But Walter did not understand this. He saw no point in education. "Why do you fill their heads with ideas?" he would ask. "They will be miners like me."
Tetapi Walter tidak mengerti hal ini. Dia tidak melihat gunanya pendidikan. "Mengapa kamu mengisi kepala mereka dengan ide-ide itu?" tanyanya. "Mereka akan menjadi penambang seperti saya."
The tension between them grew. Gertrude became more distant, more critical of Walter's behaviour. Walter became more defensive, spending even more time at the pub.
Ketegangan di antara mereka meningkat. Gertrude menjadi lebih jauh, lebih kritis terhadap perilaku Walter. Walter menjadi lebih defensif, menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu di pub.
Their marriage was not happy, but they stayed together for the children. And in the center of this unhappy family was Paul, caught between his mother's ambitions and his father's indifference.
Pernikahan mereka tidak bahagia, tetapi mereka tetap bersama demi anak-anak. Dan di pusat keluarga yang tidak bahagia ini adalah Paul, terjebak di antara ambisi ibunya dan ketidakpedulian ayahnya.