Nature and Sex- The Latitude and Longitude of Lady Chatterley’s Lover

1、Nature and Sex: The Latitude and Longitude of Lady Chatterleys Lover【Abstract】LadyChatterleysLoverisD.H.Lawrenceslastnovel.Itisalsooneofthemostcontroversialworksintheworld.Anumberofreadersandcriticsonlyfocusonitsbolddescriptionsofsex，buttheyneglecttheauthorsseriousmotivationanddeepthoughtsaboutthist

2、opic.Inaddition，theremarkabledescriptionsoftheenvironmentinthenovel，whichfullyshowLawrencesviewsofthenature，istheotherclue.Therefore，natureandsexaretheverylatitudeandlongitudetoproperlylocatethenovel，LadyChatterleysLover.【Keywords】sex;nature;industrialization【作者簡介】陳灝君1985.07-，女，漢族，云南昆明人，昆明理工大學(xué)津橋?qū)W院，研

3、究生，講師，研究方向：英語語言文學(xué)。AssoonasLadyChatterleysLoverwasfirstpublishedin1928，itwasviolentlyattackedandmisreadasapornorgraphicwritingandtheauthor，D.HLawrence，wasalsocontroversiallycriticizedas“thatdirtyman，“theprisonerofsex，“sonofwoman，“malechauvinistand“anadmirableastutepolitician，who“sawinthistwopossibili

4、ties：itcouldgrantwomenanautonomyandindependencehefearedandhated，oritcouldbemanipulatedtocreateaneworderofdependenceandsubordination，anotherformofcompliancetomasculinedirectionandprerogative.Millett，1970：240-241SincethejudgementonJuly21，1959，inwhichJudgeBryandeclaredLadyChatterleysLoverwasaliteraryma

5、sterworkthatcontainedimportantideas，awaveofre-evaluationandresearchhasarisen.However，thelastinglycontroversialcriticismsthebookreceivedanditsextraordinaryexperiencesunintentionallydivertreadersmajorattentionstheirheadsareoccupiedbymerelythethemeofmentallyandphysicallyharmonyinloveaffairs，buttheother

6、oneisalwaysneglected，thatis，criticismofindustrializationandreturntonature.Howtounderstandthetwothemesappropriately？Whattherelationsbetweenthem？HowdoesD.H.Lawrenceweavehisworkswiththetwo？AllthesequestionsareakeytoenterthedoorofLadyChatterleysLoverandtoseeitsessence.DavidHerbertRichardsLawrenceisthefo

7、urthchildofa“disharmoniouscouple.Hisfather，“ArthurJohnLawrenceisoneofthelastgenerationwhomanagetoescapefromcompulsoryeducationinEngland.Asaresult，hebarelywritesdownhisnamecorrectlyandbecomesaminerat10.“Hetriestosensuallyenjoylife，suchasdrinkingandchattingand“refusestoworryaboutthemisfortunesinrealit

8、y.Hismother，LydiaBeardsall，is“totallydifferent，neitherincharacternorinbreeding.Shereadsalotandwritespoems.Shepreferstodiscussreligious，philosophicalandpoliticalissueswithwell-educatedmen.“Sheisinflexiblyself-confidentasifshewouldnevermakeanymistakes.Aldington，1999：4-7Itispreditablethatsuchadisharmon

9、iouscouplenearlyquarreleverydayandsometimesevenresorttoviolence.TheshadowinducesLawrencetothinkanddebateaboutthementallyandphysicallyharmonyinrelationshipbetweenmenandwomen，eveninalittlemoreviolentandradicalway.“Hisdeliberatedecisiontowriteaboutawomansadultery，tousetaboowords，andtoissuemyladyprivate

10、lyandunderhisownnameinsuredhimacholericstrugglewiththecensor-morons.Gertzman，1989：1“Asthelilyamongthorns，soismyloveamongthedaughters.“Astheappletreeamongthetreesofthewood，soismybelovedamongthesons.TheBible，2020：651-652Forlovers，womenareasbeautifulas“l(fā)ilyandmen，asattractiveas“appletree.Therefore，itis

11、notstrangeatallthattheloveandsexbetweenwomenandmenaresofascinatingandsweet.But，“thetreesofthewoodcanbeamazeand“thornshurt. Sodoloveandsex.Fromhisfirstnovel，TheWhitePeacock，tothelastone，LadyChatterleysLover，Lawrencedevoteshimselftoadiscussionaboutlosingandhurtingandalsoaquestforthebalanceandharm

12、onybetweenmenandwomen.Hecompareseverysinglewomantoaflowingriverwithherownspecificdirection.Sometimes，itconvergeswiththeother，aman;aftersometime，theydivert，runningintheirownways.Suchchange，therelationbetweenwomenandmen，circulatesinthewholelife.Hei，1993：102Lawrencesaysthathegetsusedtocreatingtwopairso

13、flovers.Storieshappenamongthem.ThetwocouplesofLadyChatterleysLoverisanexample.ThefailedmarriagebetweenConstanceReidandCliffordChatterleyisabnormal.Itisthe“inevitableproductoftheabnormalsocietyandabnormalfamily.Zhang，2020：524ItbelongstoasortofsheerPlatoniclove，thoughtheyareforcedtobe.Platoniclovemean

14、s：“achastebutpassionatelove，basednotonlackoferoticinterestbutonspiritualtransmutationofthesexforce，openingupvastexpansesofsubtlerenjoymentsthansex. Platoniclove，2020Nevertheless，itprovesthatsheerPlatonicloveisnottherightwaytohappiness.Mrs.Morel，inanothergreatworksofD.H.Lawrence，SonsandLovers，ex

15、claimshersufferingsthesameasLadyChatterleys，“Ivenever-youknow，Paul-Iveneverhadahusband-notreally-Lawrence，2020，SonsandLoversUnderthecircumstance，LadyChatterleyisshackledinthenameofloveandmarriageandhernatureisrestrained.Herlifebecomesdepressingandstagnant.Thisistheverysituationofcontemporarywomen，&#

16、160;“whoseinstincts，Lawrencethinks，aresuppressedbytheIndustrialRevolution.“Lawrenceeversaidthathewouldstriveforsomethingbetterthansuffrageforwomen，whichhedefinedasvictoryoflove.“Therefore，withhisownspecialmanner，hekeepstocreatedifferentfemalefigures，describingtheirdramaticallyinnermostconflicts，reve

17、alingtheirdiversifiedattitudestowardsloveandmarriageandtryingtolookforarealroadforthemtoreallyhappylife.Jiang，1989：8AnotherkindoffailedmarriageistheonebetweenOliverMellorsandBerthaCoutts.Itisarepresentativeofthewedlockonlybasedonphysical，orrathersensualpassions.Sucharelationshipistoofragile，justlike

18、“afirefedonbooksiftherewerenomorevolumesitwoulddieout. Lawrence，2020，SonsandLoversD.H.Lawrencewasbornin1885，duringtheperiodoftheSecondIndustrialRevolution.Asaresult，“twothingsappearedsimultaneously：modernindividualismandindustrialism.Individualismencouragedthepursuitofrightsanddevelopmentsandre

19、spectforpersonalinterests，emotionsandbenefits，whileindustrialismaskedforreason，organizationsandmechanization.Thus，theconflictoccurred.Thefreedomandpassionofhumanwasseverelysuppressingbyincreasingreasonanddevelopingtechnology.Liu，1977：365Lawrencehasexperiencedall.Hewitnessesthenatureinhishome，Eastwoo

20、dofNottinghamshire，isdestroyed;heandhisfamilysufferfromcapitalistsruthlessexploitationofcoal-miners.Inaddition，sicknessandpoorhealtharealwaysthenightmareforD.H.Lawrenceinhisentirelife.Heassuresthathegetsbronchitiswhenhecomestotheworldforonlytwoweeks.Atfour，heisportrayedas“quietandfragile，whilehehims

21、elfinclinestousethewords“weakandpale.Hegrowsup;Hegraduatesandworks;Hegetsmarried.Butheisneverabletogetridofthehauntingillness.Finally，hediesofcomplicationsfromtuberculosis.Thebadhealthsharpenshissensitivitytonature.Naturetoucheshim，consoleshim，bothmentallyandphysically.Natureexpireshimtobesuchamasteroftheenvironmentaldepictionthatnearlynoonecanbebeyond.Hisworks，nomatternovels，poems，plays，arealladundantinnaturalair，aswellashisheartylovetonature.Inhisbooks，hetakeseverychancetoexpresshisattitudestotheantitheticalpair，natureandindustrialization：approvingthefo