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D. H. Lawrence in His Novels University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 1933 D. H. Lawrence in his novels Ruth Crosby Dix The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Dix, Ruth Crosby, "D. H. Lawrence in his novels" (1933). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 1971. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/1971 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. B# R#i ^ m s s m in HI S m m m by Hr«s«ntttd in partial fulfillm ent of the requirement for the degree of Xaster of Arte. State SniTereity of Montana 1933 Approved: _ _ _ , M_______ ___ kirmm of Sxamining ëommi tiee U]- Shairmcoi of graduate Committee UMI Number: EP35827 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMT Dissarlation Publisimg UMI EP35827 Published by ProQuest LLC (2012). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 tm r n of qoxTMTs I . P reface II# Introduction III. Kdther-Gblld Relationship IV. Xan-Vosan Relationship V. &m-Kan Relationship VI. Xan*Group Relationship VII. leader-Volloeer Relationship V III. Ran-3Wurk Gods Relationship IX. Minor Experiences Treated in the Kovels X. Attitudes XI. Conclusion X II. Bibliography - 1. P re fa c e Be biography of D# K. I«ivrence hae æ yet been w rit^ fen. It «as neoeeeaüqr* before undertaking #&ie study, to know as thoroughly ae possible the life of Xewrenoe in order to recog­ n iz e th e mm in hie novels. Although I have leaned most heavily for thils knowledge upon the Letters of D. R. Lawrence, published in 1932 by Mdous Bmcley, I am greatly indebted to John Kiddie ton lfcurry*a Son of Woman aW Catherine Garswell'e Savage Pilgrimage. I have also gained infoM»ation and impressions about lawrence's life from Ibbel Bodge !iuhan*s book# loremzo in Taos, published in 1932, and Boro thy B rett's lUwrrence and B rett, w hi^ hem just come off the press, fo other authors from whom I have gained material, 1 have given credit in the footnotes. I have dealt fully w iti the six best novels of B. R. law ren ee. C I have not included Badv Ghatterlev's lover, which a number of critics consider one of his best, because the theme of it seemed to me merely an embroidery upon better works )• fhose considered w e: Sons and Lovers. The Rainbow. Women in Love. Aaron's Rod. Kanmwroo. and The Plmed Serpent. I have chosen th e se also because they show the developomnt of the different esperienc- es in Lawrence's life as Ihey occurred, I have dealt with #^e novels in the order in which theywere written as ^ e experiences have been treated in the novels in the saw chronological order as they occurred in his own life. Ali letter#, with their page referemoes, unless otherwise indieateâ, have heea taken from the collected volume edited hy H uxley, -S* II, latredmotiem S t«3^ n o T « li« t p u ts morne#Llng o f h lm eelf In to him novelm. Hlm iaeam, emotion#, ana feelings are often expremeea through his works. Critics have taken it for granted that from SÊS& and lovers to Ladv ghatterley*s lover there is a record of law- rence*8 personal life# William Ibfoy, in a review of the Letters asserts that • It would he possible in a longer study to make an interesting cor­ relation between the various sections of the letters and the cor- resi^nding periods in Lawrence*s writing carter.* He further M serts ^lat Lawrence has accepted and rejected, in turn, the idew» of love #md friendship, and abandoned himself finally to the 2 *non-human sources of energy in the blood j**'tha Hark Gods.** It is the purpose of this paper to discover to what extent the correlation can be mwde between ^ e life of Lawrence em part­ icularly shown through his letter# and the sections of his novels which correspond to his own life. When one reads titie novels, there comes to him a feeling that # e eagperiences, ideas and «motions foimd therein were truly hawrenoe*s own. It was, therefore, with great interest that I 1 . A. Grego^, "A rtist Turned Rro^iet*, in Dial (Jan. 1924) pp. «6-72, Lawrence Powell, *D, H. Lawrence*, Sat. Raw, Lit. (June 1930)p. 1130 Vol. 6. IWx Plowman, Editor , *ew Adelphi,(Aug. 1930) pp. 243-253. 2. William T ro y , "Beview of Letters", The Symposium. (Jan. 1933) Vol. IV Bo. 1, pp. 85-94. studied the letters of %mOPemee to find e&ether or not the eor- reXatlo n eouXd he maAe, % at eorrelath n would determine, of eourae, how fully Lawrenoe entered his own work as a character end how completely he set forth hie own experiences. Ideas and. « n o tio n s, I chose to divide this study into six ewiln parts In order to find whether or not his novels followed closely and chronologic­ ally the events that were taking place In his life during his writing career. These divisions are; the zmther-chlld relation­ s h ip , th e m«Q-wo:%n r e la tio n s h ip , the man to man r e la tio n s h ip , the man to the group relationship, the leader-follower relatlom- A lp, and the man to the *%rk Gods* relationship, A chapter of attitudes la Inserted for the purpose of forming a m»re complete picture of lawrenee, the man, I made such a division for the rea­ son that lawrenee was especially interested in human relationship# and felt that he could not exist wlthci t ti^em. In an article entitled *Ve leed One Another*, he wrote, "People cannot exist as Individualists absolute and Independent from any ties or relatiem- W&lp, A man who has never had a vital relath nshlp to any other human being doesn't really have a soul, A soul Is some^lng ^ a t form and fulfills itself in my oontmts , my living touch with 1 people have loved or hated or truly known. * 1. B.H. lawrenoe, *We Seed One Another*. Scribner's Sagasine Vol. 87,(May 1950) pp. 479-48*. " —S*» I I I . MMPmabCKiiB mmATïommip Bârid Rerhert Imerence m ti» on September XX» X885, la Baetvood» Ko ttim^wwmhXre» & mining Tillage e f "eome tisxee then- sand soûle*. It mas a hilly oentry, looking «est toward Crioh and 1 K atlo ek . Vmm lawrenoe spent the greater portion of his early years. It is not untmual for a novelist to lay the setting for his novels in his native village or environs. lawremee* however* has desoribed» at length, the «met situation of the oottageslin the novel l^ns m& lovers as being that of his own home. His home ems- in toe Breato, whito waa the seetion eontaining the eeoond from toe lowest Glass of honses. Itoe same seotion in toe novel a is given toe naim of the %ttom#. toe two novels which follow are set in toe h ill omntry about Crito, while toe fourto is again set in the mining village. IsnrrenMse himself asserts that this s^vel. Sons and lovezw is w#tobiogra#iioal. Panl Morel, in toe story, is toe toaraoter who is made to carry &swrenee*s experiences and feelings. In jd^sioal appearance he was like Wfrance, We have tois description of tW a u th o r from Oatoerine Gars#ell. * I was sensible of a fine, rare beauty in lawrenee, with his deep-set Jewel-like eyes, (I always thought iawrence*8 eyes were grey not blue, but I am assured on good authority toat I was wrong, also that toward the end of his life toey beea^ intensely blue)* thick dust-coloured hair, pointed 1. lemrrenee, *Kottin^Oamshire and the Mining Countryside*, Mew Adel toi (June-dug. 1930) pp. 255-263. 2. lawrence , Sons and levers fp. 3 ff. cuadarlip me table #«#@W»88* fine hands* and rapid but never restless movements," Xaurice lesanann in his sketch, R. Wirence in Xexioc*, says that lawrence w&a very slight , almost frail of body, ^e . ^ 2 . had a red beard and small, bright blue eyes. This frailness of body and delicacy of health often attwhed itself to the man who, in each of his novels, was most like law- renoe^ Paul Morel, in Sons and lovers, is described thus; •Paul wnld be built like his mother, slightly and rather ^tall. His fair h a ir went reddish, and then dark brown; h is eyes were grey, he was a pale, quiet child, with eyes that seemed to listen, and with a full dropping underlip.* One c r i t i c h as said that •Hatred of the father and t o much love for the mother are liet-m >tifs of everything thi# author has 4 w ritte n .* The novel.
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