Pauls relationship with Clara is based on passion. Her womanliness impresses him from the first time that they meet and throughout their relationship. Since Paul has never had any sexual experiences Clara amazes him thoroughly because she is so sensual, unlike Miriam who is afraid of any physical contact and his mother who is not in a position to offer him such things. During their relationship, Paul matures from a boy into a man not only physically but also mentally. Sadly, due to their age difference and their different perceptions of life, their relationship falls apart. Another great reason for the failure of their relationship is the fact that Clara is married.
When Paul had to go to Willey farm to meet Clara he was very excited even though at that stage of his life he was seeing Miriam; "Evidently his eagerness to be early today had been the new-comer" (p. ... Not only was he eager to meet her but "There was something he hankered after", whenever he heard Miriam speak about Clara he "rouse" and would get "slightly angry" (p. ... Unlike him, Clara was quite indifferent towards Paul in the beginning: "She rose, looking at him indifferently" (p. ... He was self-conscious in her presence while she most of the time acted as if he was not there: "Paul was rather self-conscious because he knew Clara could see if she looked out the window. ... Paul is not only attracted by Clara, but he is also curious to find out about her since he has never met a woman like her before: "A hot wave went over Paul. ... He is not sure about what he wants in the beginning for he believes that unlike Miriam Clara is not deep and thus does not want to absorb him, but due to the fact that Clara did not seem to take much interest in him, he stayed with Miriam. His major concern though at that time was that he wanted and needed physical relationship as well: "Often, as he talked to Clara Dawes, came that thickening and quickening of his blood, that peculiar concentration in the breast, as if something were alive there, a new self or a new centre of consciousness, warning him that sooner or later he would have to ask one woman or another" (p. ...
Paul and Claras relationship developed into a `friendship at the beginning and "owing to his acquaintance with Clara" he had "more or less got into connection with the socialist, sufferagette, unitarian people in Nottingham" (p.
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