Analysis of Causes for Gudrun’s Love Tragedy院系：云南大学滇池学院外语系学科、专业：英语语言文学2015 年 9 月 1 日AbstractThis thesis is based on the study of Women in love.Women in love revolves around the emotional entanglements of two lovers: Ursula and Birkin overcome the differences and make a compromise for love ; But Gudrun and Gerald’s relationship is in the condition of ruin for the difference of the concept and numerous conflicts .In this paper, I will research the causes which lead to Gudrun’s love tragedy . And I will use methods of empirical research and theoretical analysis to prove them. Gudrun’s love tragedy is led by external factors such as the patriarchal society, the Industrial Revolution and Gerald. At the same time, it is also influenced by her internal factors like the independent personality and the feminist tendency.In conclusion, social backgrounds, Gerald and Gudrun’s own personality are major causes that give rise to her love tragedy.Key words:Gudrun; love tragedy; causes; social background; Gerald; personality摘要本文的研究是基于《恋爱中的女人》。
《恋爱中的女人》围绕两对恋人的情感纠葛展开：欧秀拉伯基怀着对生命的热爱，冲破重重阻隔，有情人终成眷属；而古德伦和杰拉德则由于双方观念上的巨大差异，经历了无数次冲突后最终关系破裂本文研究的主题是分析造成古德伦爱情悲剧的原因我将采用实证研究和理论分析的论证方法去论证它古德伦爱情悲剧的产生是外部因素的作用,例如：父权社会，女权运动以及杰拉德与此同时，也受到她自身独立的性格和女性主义倾向等内部因素的影响总之，社会背景，杰拉德和自身性格是最终导致古德伦爱情悲剧的主要原因关键词：古德兰；爱情悲剧；原因；社会背景；杰拉德；性格IntroductionWomen in Love is a novel by British author D.H. Lawrence.It is regarded as one of the most representative and greatest novels of Lawrence’s works. It firstly explores the psychological issues related to love with unprecedented passion and depth. Consequently, it represents the highest achievement of Lawrence’s works. women in love tells about the love affairs of two sisters Ursula and Gudrun who live in a small town. They are both modern women, but the result of their love affairs is totally different. Ursula gets married with Birkin while the relationship between Gudrun and Gerald is on the rocks. There are so many reasons leading to Gudrun’s love tragedy. Under the background of patriarchal society and the feminism movement, Gudrun’s love tragedy must take place. Besides, Gerald is a typical representative of patriarchy in the patriarchal society, while Gudrun has a strong feminist tendency. They have an irreconcilable conflict at the conscious level so that Gerald can’t be the right man for Gudrun. Finally, the multifaceted character of Gudrun plays the most important role to her love tragedy. In brief, the social backgrounds, Gerald and Gudrun’s own personality all make a great difference to her love tragedy.Part ⅠAnalysis of the social backgroundThe social backgrounds like patriarchal society and the feminism movement have an important influence on Gudrun’s love tragedy.1.1 Patriarchal society On one hand, the independent personality of Gudrun is not accepted by patriarchal society .She lives in a patriarchal society that the destiny of women is decided by the men. Women are short of economic independence so that the economic basis for equality is absent. The value of women is to act as a mother or wife in their families. Women are used to be controlled by men and their mind will gradually be in a state of blank. However, Gudrun is totally different from those housewives. She owns independent character, rich experience and calm attitude which make her special among those women.1Firstly, her outfit always makes her apart from those ordinary women. Secondly, although Gudrun was born poor, she never goes after money and power by getting married with a rich man. On the contrary, she has deep love for art especially painting and sticks to self-reliance. When she meets Gerald for the first time, she is just attracted by Gerald’s personal glamour without caring about his wealth. Thirdly, she gets love from Gerald with her personal charisma. Nevertheless, she gives up marriage and chooses a wandering life as an artist when she recognizes a fact that Gerald is not the right man for her.She is too incompatible to be tolerated by that era because she refuses to be controlled by man. She will not be allowed to seek a love without marriage and that era can’t give a love that she wants. Therefore, her love is doomed to be a tragedy. 21 王巍巍,父权社会下的女性形象—《恋爱中的女人》与《废都》 之对比研究[M],2008 年 9 月 1 日.2Messenger, Nigel. How to Study a D.H. Lawrence Novel [M]. London: Macmillan Education Ltd., 1989.1.2 Feminism movementWomen in love was written in 1916 which witnessed the feminist movement . In the early 20th century, British women lifted the first wave of the feminism movement for rights of voting, employment and education. They struggled for those rights with demonstrations and assemblies. In the end, their behaviors had caused great repercussions in society and woman's status was improved.3 The economic independent of women makes them be independent in mind.4Gudrun is a typical representative of feminist movement. Firstly, she is engaged in the art teacher's professional and she don't need to be attached t。