D.H. LAWRENCE’S NOVELS ‘SONS AND LOVERS’ & ‘THE RAINBOW’: A PSYCHO-ANALYSIS OF WOMEN CHARACTERS

ABSTRACT

The present study has made a brief analysis of women characters in ‘Sons and Lovers’, and ‘The Rainbow’ with a view to examine Lawrence’s treatment of women. Regarding the Lawrence’s views about women, it has been revealed that in case of Lawrence, biographical approach is more important for an understanding of his work than for the majority of authors because he lived more intensely than most human beings and projected his experiences more directly. The closeness of Lawrence’s union with his mother seemed to have given him a precocious knowledge of women and this closeness played a vital role in the life of Lawrence, the artist. It is evident at least in his treatment of women characters in ‘Sons and Lovers’. All the three major women characters in the novel betray autobiographical touches to a very great extent. Likewise, in the novel ‘The Rainbow’ the same treatment of women characters has been revealed by the novelist.

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