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D.H. Lawrence’s Harmonious Society

Author: ZhangYongKang
Tutor: RenQingMei
School: Qufu Normal University
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: Eco- feminist theory Women in Love Gender relations Men and women Man and Nature Harmony
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Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2010
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David Herbert Lawrence (DH Lawrence) is a 20th Century British and world literature, the most original, but also the most controversial writers. His bold depiction of sex and gender as well as reforming the relationship between man and nature, the idea is the most prominent feature of his work, but also faced strong slander and attacks. \In this novel, Lawrence writer with a unique sensitivity and conscience, and explore how the social context of modern industrial restructuring gender relations and the relationship between man and nature, in order to establish perfect harmony of society. \Ecofeminism is a 1974 French feminists Ao Boni in the \There are many eco-feminist perspective, but the \Eco-feminists believe that for a woman and naturally dominant is similar, this is because the source causing this dominance are patrilineal conceptual framework. On the one hand, ecofeminism strong opposition to dominate women and naturally paternal conceptual framework, on the other hand, their purpose is to achieve ecological sustainability and between women and men have equal status. Lawrence's point of view with eco-feminist theory is consistent. In the \harmonious relationship. This paper from the eco-feminist Perspective \Paper is divided into six chapters. Chapter Introduction section briefly describes the author David Herbert Lawrence and representative of \The paper then describes the purpose and significance of research and papers of the frame. The second chapter is the theoretical basis and review of the literature. Section I describes the rise of eco-feminist theory and development and eco-feminist theory main points. Section II is a literature review. Scholars elaborated on \Most scholars from a feminist perspective, fiction theme, the novel use of symbolism, and several other aspects of research, few scholars from an ecological feminist perspective to analyze the novel. On \Ecological feminist theory, this paper attempts to analyze Lawrence for sex, men and women as well as the relationship between man and nature, understanding, exploring Lawrence harmonious society. The third chapter introduces Lawrence \World War I Lawrence lost faith in Western civilization. He clearly realized that Western civilization has brought disaster to mankind. Civilization, alienation, loss of faith, it all makes very worried about the future of mankind Lawrence. Lawrence believes that only restore a harmonious relationship to the modern civilization completely destroyed. Therefore, he firmly promote his \Section of this chapter describes Lawrence \Behind the three characters in the novel is the relationship between the image analysis. Harmonious relations between the sexes is a unity, is to meet the spiritual and physical unity of communication, both are inseparable. Ecofeminism opposes any binary opposition, for example: men and women, nature and culture. They think the world is an interconnected, interdependent unity. Meet the spiritual and physical exchanges as a contradiction, the same is indivisible. Section II describes the relationship between Gudrun and Gerald, they focus only on pure sensual enjoyment. Section III discusses the relationship between Hermitage Aoun and Bo Qin, which is a pair focus only on the relationship between the spirit of sharing. Section IV Bo Qin and the relationship between Ursula, this is the perfect gender relations Laurence mind, that the spirit of sharing and enjoying the combination of physical sexual relations, the two are inseparable. Thus, Lawrence's \The fourth chapter discusses Lawrence interpersonal understanding. Eco-feminists believe that women dominate the source and nature of that oppressive patriarchal conceptual framework. Lawrence believes that to establish harmonious interpersonal relationships, we must break this relationship of domination and being dominated. The first section describes the Gerald's death. Gerald is a man with a strong desire to dominate, he always wanted to control Gudrun, and Gudrun Gerrard finally abandoned. Gerald because of inner emptiness, can not find the meaning of life and committed suicide. His death also represents a conceptual framework of the collapse of the parent. Section II is about the relationship between man and man. First discusses Bo Qin astral equilibrium theory, Bo Qin believed that individuals should obtain salvation, need to establish a balanced relationship, ie planetary balance and male love. Starfighter balance is his description of the relationship between men and women balance is a strange combination of absolute balance between two people - like a star, like the mutual balance. The balance between man, Bo Qin called the love of men, this relationship is different from the friendship between men is also different from the gay man in the relationship between; includes both ideological sympathy, special emphasis on physical contact, but not a sexual relationship. Then Bo Qin and conversation between Gerald and body movements, a detailed analysis of male love. Chapter V discusses the Lawrence for understanding of the relationship between man and nature. Eco-feminists that nature is a Merchant should be seen as an organism and \Eco-feminists advocate human and natural relations should be interdependent, humans can not in order to meet their own needs wanton destruction of nature. The first section describes the Lawrence Nature. Lawrence that nature as an organic whole style of human vitality sources. As a natural part of the human race, and other life are equal. Left natural, mankind will lose its vitality. Therefore, he should return to advocate human nature to be reborn. Section II describes the Lawrence Nature practical significance. Human and natural relationships rather than subordinate enslaved. Human development and utilization of natural while respecting nature. Chapter VI concludes. First author of the text are summarized. Section II describes the findings in the thesis writing and deficiencies. Finally a point for future research directions and trends.

D.H. Lawrence’s Harmonious Society

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