H. Lawrence is probably the first one to write about sexual and mental complications which had a strong connection to his childhood.
Since his childhood, he had grown up observing the tumultuous relationship between his parents, which had a great impact on his writing about these complications. His work like “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” was banned for several years for using the issue of sexuality openly. In this article, we'll deal with a few of such debatable works which changed the entire concept of modern fiction writing. So, lets look at his major works one by one-
Lady Chatterley’s Lover, probably the most debatable one
As it is already mentioned that it was first published in Italy and France in the year 1928. Due to obscenity issues, it was banned and published late in the UK, in the year 1960 when Penguin Publishing house won the case against obscenity trial of the novel. Constance, who is also called Lady Chatterley, is an upper- class woman whose husband is paralyzed from the waist down. Therefore, she begins a passionate sexual affair with a lower-class gamekeeper Oliver Mellors. The interesting part is that he didn’t share any element so that you can get preoccupied regarding his judgment about the novel.
Sons and Lovers, an autobiographical work
This novel was first published in 1913, which represents the life of a budding artist Paul Morel. He is so strongly connected with his mother that he is unable to establish a close relationship with any other woman in his life. Throughout the entire novel, he reflects the overpowering love for his mother that affects his life and soul. This novel is basically based on a psychological complex named as ‘Oedipus Complex’ by the famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
The White Peacock, an inspiration of “An Idyll”
This is a 1911 novel, inspired by Maurice Greiffenhagen Famous painting ‘An Idyll’. This novel is narrated by Cyrill Beardsall who continuously observed the involvement of his sister Laetitia with two men. She was romantically involved with George and Leslie Temple. Although the connection between Laetitia and George was strong, she ended up marrying Leslie and it also ended in disaster.
His other novel,“The Lost Girl”has won the James Tait Memorial Prize, which deals with the story of a daughter of an affluent widower.
Lastly, the evidence of his realization of life is clearly alluded in the following lines-
“Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.”
