the theme of Sons and Lovers

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Sons and Lovers not only makes fame for D. H. Lawrence himself but also is a highly biographical novel. Many scholars attempt to interpret it from the Freudian psychoanalytical perspective and regard the novel as the portrayal of Oedipus love between mother and son. Besides, we could explore the theme of Sons and Lovers from D. H. Lawrence's view on life: the pursuit of true life and the integrated self. The significance of penetrating deep into the true-life-pursuit theme of the novel lies in the fact that life diversity could be revived to enlighten people's lives who have been frustrated in their mechanized complexes. The negativities of mechanized civilization that bring about the separation of lives and self-disturbing complexes are the life obstacles Lawrence and his novel try to transcend. The development of the story is the process during which the conflicts between the nature of life and mechanized civilization occur, develop, and are solved. Furthermore, it's also a life-reborn process, in which the mechanized civilization is exposed, criticized, and transcended.