Human Relationships In D.H.Lawrence's Works

D. H. Lawrence (1885一1930), one of the greatest English novelists of the 20th century, has his interest in studying new human relationships under the background of his time– the rising industrialization in England at the turning point of the last century. In this thesis I try to explore the modes of new human relationships in Lawrence's novels, including the most radical relationship between man and man, a relationship beyond male friendship yet not intimate enough to be called homosexuality.To help with the exploration of Lawrence'ideal human relationship modes, three important novels of his have been selected, to start with his first important novel Sons and Lovers, Women in Love, and his last novel Lady Chatterley's Lover. The reason I choose these three novels is that Lawrence's ideas are well expressed in them, and also the progress and growth of these ideas can be found by reading them according to the publishing date.In the first part of the thesis, three general modes of human relationship are concluded from the three novels: Parent– Child Relationship, Man– Woman Relationship, Man– Man / Woman– Woman Relationship. In the following parts, the three modes are elaborated respectively, with Freud and Spengler's theories quoted, as well as analysis of the industrialist background, in order to better explore the meaning of Lawrence's thoughts on a deeper and more profound level.