Women in Love

how does lowrance deal with man and woman relationship in sons and lovers

how does lowrance deal with man and woman relationship in sons and lovers

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Triangles of desire are everywhere in Lawrence’s novel, suggesting that human desire circulates in part by seeing and imitating the desire that another person displays. Gerald loves Birkin, but sees him desiring Ursula, which contributes to Gerald’s desire for Birkin, and also to his desire for Gudrun as a substitute. Birkin sees Gerald desiring Gudrun, which heightens his attraction to Gerald and makes him hesitant to marry Ursula for fear of separating the two men. At the end of the novel, a triangle emerges between Gudrun, Gerald, and Loerke, which sparks Gerald’s violent attack against them, and leads to his death by exposure. Gudrun compares this situation ironically to the holy trinity, calling it a “pretty little sample of the eternal triangle” and a “trinity of hate.”

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