英美文学Lecture14,D.H.Lawrence.pptVIP

D.H. Lawrence Sons and Lovers  Oedipus complex Sigmund Freuds most celebrated theory of sexuality, the Oedipus complex takes its name from the title character of the Greek play Oedipus Rex. In the story, Oedipus is prophesied to murder his father and marry his mother ,and he does, though unwittingly. Freud argued that these repressed desires are present in most young boys. (The female version is called the Electra complex.) The Son and the Mother Paul is hopelessly devoted to his mother, and that love often borders on romantic desire. Lawrence writes many scenes between the two that go beyond the bounds of conventional mother-son love. Completing the Oedipal equation, Paul murderously hates his father and often fantasizes about his death. Bondages vs. Individuality Lawrence discusses bondage, or servitude, in two major ways: social and romantic. Socially, Mrs. Morel feels bound by her status as a woman and by industrialism. She complains of feeling buried alive, a logical lament for someone married to a miner, and even the children feel they are in a tight place of anxiety. Emphasis on the Body His depiction of sexuality, though shocking at the time, has its roots in this highly personal way of thinking and being. It is worth noting that Lawrence was very interested in human touch behaviour and that his interest in physical intimacy has its roots in a desire to restore our emphasis on the body, and re-balance it with what he perceived to be western civilizations slow process of over-emphasis on the mind. * * David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanizing effects of modernity and industrialization. Lawrence is now valued by many as a visionary thinker and significant representative of modernism in English literature. Lawrences novels are known for Oedipal anxieties and sometim