D. H. Lawrence is one of the most widely criticized modernist English writers due to the impact of his controversial works that discuss gender, sexuality, and social class systems. Lawrence’s Women in Love (1920) is one of the better examples of British literature that establishes two distinct versions of humanity: the flourishing natural world and the mechanized industrial world. Plants serve as a primary character who establish reciprocal relationships in unconventional ways. Michael Marder and Luce Irigaray’s philosophical views on the vegetal world illustrate how plants play a vital role in redefining characters’ intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. This chapter explores Women in Love as an ecofeminist text by showcasing the gap concerning modernist reflections of alienation and a fragmented sense of self that results from the negative effects of a capitalist culture. A plant studies lens highlights misogyny and patriarchal society within the novel’s cultural landscape while offering ways to promote authentic connection through the assistance of plants. Lawrence depicts plants as active characters who further convey the human characters’ journey to achieve self-actualization—an existence that only the vegetal world offers.

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Unearthing Plant Purpose in D.H. Lawrence’s Women in Love

  • Raegan Babb Harris

摘要

D. H. Lawrence is one of the most widely criticized modernist English writers due to the impact of his controversial works that discuss gender, sexuality, and social class systems. Lawrence’s Women in Love (1920) is one of the better examples of British literature that establishes two distinct versions of humanity: the flourishing natural world and the mechanized industrial world. Plants serve as a primary character who establish reciprocal relationships in unconventional ways. Michael Marder and Luce Irigaray’s philosophical views on the vegetal world illustrate how plants play a vital role in redefining characters’ intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. This chapter explores Women in Love as an ecofeminist text by showcasing the gap concerning modernist reflections of alienation and a fragmented sense of self that results from the negative effects of a capitalist culture. A plant studies lens highlights misogyny and patriarchal society within the novel’s cultural landscape while offering ways to promote authentic connection through the assistance of plants. Lawrence depicts plants as active characters who further convey the human characters’ journey to achieve self-actualization—an existence that only the vegetal world offers.