MORAL DILEMMAS AND HUMAN NATURE: ANALYZING THE ETHICAL LANDSCAPE IN D.H. LAWRENCE'S NOVELS
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i1.2024.4337Keywords:
D.H. Lawrence, Moral Dilemmas, Ethical Conflicts, Modernist Fiction, Social ValuesAbstract [English]
In his written works D.H. Lawrence demonstrates the testing of societal understanding towards moral controversy and human nature through his literary creations. Lawrence created a dual conflict between social rules and personal freedom to show how his stories explore romantic relationships and class distinctions and sexual intimacy and social rankings. The research examines Lawrence's ethical viewpoint through a study of his four main literary works which include Sons and Lovers, Women in Love, The Rainbow, and Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The characters in his writings encounter multiple complicated choice points where they discover personal truth while breaking traditional moral standards. An evaluation of Lawrence's writings through psychological and philosophical approaches and literary criticism enables researchers to link his works to investigations about human moral conduct. Modern writers borrow extensively from Lawrence's work because he created the fundamental principles that contemporary authors use to analyze ethical elements in literature. According to the findings, Lawrence's narratives continue to resonate with contemporary readers since they generate contemplation regarding individual wishes together with community expectations alongside liberation's definition. Further studies should analyze Lawrence's moral themes in contrast with those of modernist writers or through an examination of his hidden literary works to reveal his full perspectives on morality.
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