# Edgar Leivers — Sons and Lovers character guide

> Edgar Leivers in Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Eddie Dakin, Edgar, Edgar the eldest

**First appearance:** 0006-part-ii-vii-lad-and-girl-love

## Snapshot

Miriam's eldest brother, a farmer's son whose quiet presence in the Leivers household frames Paul's entry into the family's intense, chapel-going world.

## Who they are

Edgar belongs to the Leivers family at Willey Farm, where the brothers sit in shirtsleeves guffawing at Paul's mocking takeoffs and the whole household loves a joke more than anything. He is part of the rural, religious atmosphere that surrounds Miriam and that Paul both enters and resists, a world of milking, daffodils, and Primitive Methodist services. His steady, unremarkable presence helps define the family texture against which Miriam's fervent, self-sacrificing nature and Paul's restless artistic eye stand out.

## Relationships

### [Miriam Leivers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/miriam_leivers)

_family_

Protective older brother who disapproves of Miriam's intense relationship with Paul.

### [Clara Dawes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/clara_dawes)

_social_

Casual acquaintances through Miriam and Paul, with no deep connection.

### [Miriam Leivers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/miriam_leivers)

_family_

Protective older brother who disapproves of Miriam's intense relationship with Paul.

### [Miriam Leivers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/miriam_leivers)

_family_

Protective older brother who disapproves of Miriam's intense relationship with Paul.

### [Clara Dawes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/characters/clara_dawes)

_social_

Casual acquaintances through Miriam and Paul, with no deep connection.

## In the story

### [Lad-and-Girl Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/chapters/part-ii-vii-lad-and-girl-love)

Eldest brother; initially refuses to condescend to Paul; mentioned as a possible companion for Paul.

### [Strife in Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/chapters/part-ii-viii-strife-in-love)

Accompanies Paul and Miriam on walks; enjoys Paul's critical discussions.

### [IX: Defeat of Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/chapters/part-ii-ix-defeat-of-miriam)

Present at the hayfield games; laughs at the banter between Paul and Clara.

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