D. H. Lawrence's "Star-Equilibrium" Principle Embodied In The Rainbow

D. H. Lawrence, a giant of the literary world in the 20^th century, creates a large number of literary works in his transient life. As Lawrence's writing style spans two literary periods of realism and modernism, his works are full of original ideas under the influence of the post—modernism and becomes a evergreen tree in the literary world. Lawrence is neither a feminism supporter nor a male chauvinism exponential. His "star—equilibrium" principle develops a school of his own in the literary world and foresees the emergence of the feminism.The Rainbow as a work in Lawrence's mature period is a turning point from realism to modernism in the process of literary creating. The novel is given far-ranging attention and research because it shows Lawrence's remarkable literary talent and unique visual angle of society and life. Lawrence explores deeply into the relationship between men and women in the novel using the "star—equilibrium" principle to evaluate the Brangwen family's love affairsThe thesis analyzes the Brangwen family's love affairs based on the Lawrence's "star—equilibrium" principle. And Ursula is the key point of the analyses. There are five chapters in the thesis.The first chapter is a brief introduction to Lawrence and his novel The Rainbow.The second chapter lays sound theoretical and ensuing interpretations of the "star—equilibrium" principle. It includes the content, process of the development and forming factors of the "star—equilibrium" principle.The third chapter is the core of the thesis. It gives the concrete analyses and comments of the Brangwen family's love affairs using Lawrence's "star—equilibrium" principle to give the evaluation. Lydia and Tom as the representatives of the first generation get the harmonious love although they attracted each other because of the sexual instinct. They experience the process of being strangers and mutually accept the other side sincerely. This kind of love mode is the most perfect and sufficient embodiment of Lawrence's love philosophy because it shows the simplest and the purest love ideal in Lawrence's mind. Anna and Will as the representatives of the second generation undergo a complete marriage transform. At the beginning of the marriage, they enjoy the happiness of permissiveness in the sex. Gradually they separate their spirit because of Anna's independent individuality and Will's mechanical religious belief. Finally, their marriage is tied only by physical instinct. Anna gets satisfaction from giving birth while Will indulges in the repair of destroyed things in the church with his thought in the chaos. The failure of their marriage expresses that the marriage which only has the physical consummation without mutual spiritual understanding can not achieve perfect equilibrium. Ursula and Skrebensky as the representatives of the third generation undergo anguished and fruitless love because of their different thoughts and spiritual divarication. Ursula has modern woman's positive behavior in the process of love affairs. She seeks the perfect unity of flesh and spirit based on the absolute equality of the two sexes. Ursula, "the earliest feminist figure in the English literature", is the most perfect female figure in Lawrence's mind. Moreover, Ursula's antitype is Lawrence's previous lover—Louie Burrows, which lets the research of Ursula's figure be more realistic.The fourth part expounds the realistic significance of "star—equilibrium" principle and Ursula.The fifth part is the conclusion. Based on the analyses of the above chapters, the thesis expresses that human being should achieve original instinct and intuition using "star—equilibrium" principle as the guide in order to show shining brilliance under the mechanical force of industrialization.