Unraveling Psychological Fragmentation in “D.H.Lawrence “ Women in love

Abstract

Lawrence's exploration on the psychological development of his characters is clearly seen in Women in Love. The psychology of the characters is the basic element in the novel, the subconscious mixed feeling of love and hate is like a driving force to promote the development of the novel and establish the relationship, while, in a sense, the novel becomes a kind of "psychodrama" Although influenced by Freud, Lawrence thought he shared little or nothing with Freud. His technique in expressing the psychology of the characters surpasses his contemporary writers and the traditional concept.

Lawrence is one of the first novelists to introduce themes of psychology into his literary works. He believed that the healthy way of the individual's psychological development lay in the primacy of the life impulse, or in another term, the sexual impulse. Human sexuality is, to Lawrence, a symbol of Life Force. Through presenting psychological experience into individual human life and human relationships, and exploring the personalities of his characters. Lawrence has opened up a new territory in the writing of novel. This is clearly shown in Women in Love, and the novel is the typical of this kind of writing

Lawrence feels that the most sacred thing is love, and the sacred can be realized only in the love between a man and a woman. Only in love can man restore his true emotional self. In Women in Love, Lawrence invents a love story which takes the wasteland of modern industrial society as its backdrop. The novel deals with the possible unconscious influence on human relationships.. marriage and personal fulfilment. All this makes Women in Love an ever-lasting love novel.