Contents
1. Introduction1
2. Li t e r a t u r e Re v i ew2
3. Fictional Story: Love Models in Sons and Lovers....3
3.1 Doomed Marriage between Mr. Morel and Mrs. Morel..........3
3.2 Paul and Mrs. Morel........4
3.3 Love between Paul and Miriam,Claire and Paul.............5
4. Conceptions of Sex Relations of Lawrence.......5
4.1 Man andWoman can be Invigorated by Sexual Intercourse........5
4.2 Inpidual can Seek Self-fulfillment through Sex.............6
4.3 Perfect Love Bases on Perfect Combination of Soul and Flesh........6
5. Real Experience: Childhood Of Lawrence And His Love Affairs......6
5.1 Doomed Marriage between Lawrence’s Father and Mother.......6
5.2 Mother’s Spiritual Control on Him and Oedipus Complex........7
5.3 His Love Affairs with Jessie Chambers, Louis Barros, and His
Marriage with Frida................................................................................8
5.4 Comparison between Real Persons and Characters in Literature...........9
6. Modern Confusion on Sex and Possible Solutions......9
7. Conclusion......10
Works Cited.11
1. IntroductionBeing a novelist, critic, poet, playwright and a painter, David Herbert Lawrence(1885-1930) is universally regarded as one of the most influential figures in the 20thcentury. Born in the midlands mining village of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, he wasthe fourth child of a failed schoolteacher and an illiterate coal miner, Lawrence’s firstmajor work, the famous semi-autobiographical novel Sons and Lovers was themasterpiece in modernism literature.In his short life, Lawrence created a great number of works such as Rainbow,Women in Love, Lady Chatterley’s Lover and so on. All these works mentioned abovedealt with the subject of gender relations and presented his view on women, love andmarriage. Another salient feature of his works was the combination of the socialtheme and psychological analysis. “As a master who represented the working class, hehad experienced the evil effect of industrialization and the danger of alienation.Therefore, he held the opinion of fighting against the industrialization and praised thepure nature and life.” (Wang Suqing, 2012:2) He encouraged the harmoniousrelationship between sexes, hoping that it could rebuild the society. The bold opinionabout sex and his hatred towards the industrialization made him and his worksattacked by some critics in British society. All his conceptions of sex and genderrelationships are means that he sought to try to help people find a way out who wereexposed to industrialization cultural pressure,and whose sense of moral degradedseriously.However,his attempt only worked to some extent.His novels were bannedfor a long time and at the time of his death his public reputation was that of apornographer who had wasted his considerable talents. But this could not cover thesignificance of his novels.