| The study of both sexes is one of the most important literatureresearch topics. A big content of literary creation is to describe the menand women’s love. This is the enduring popularity theme for thousandsof years. Literature pays attention to love or gender. After all, it is thefocus on humanity. Through the research on the problems of both sexes,we will deepen the understanding of ourselves. It also promote theharmony between the sexes. Finally it will be conducive to the stabilityand development of society.Both Hardy and Lawrence are the British writers who take careabout the problem of sex. They have a certain connections in view ofsex. The feminist movements rise have certain effects on two writersabout the idea of both sexes. In a way, benefitted from Hardys matting,Lawrence can thoroughly understand the problems of sex. The thesiscompared Hardy’s and Lawrence’s character in their fiction byconsulting literatures and Integrating the background of feministmovement, analyzed two writers’ development of knowledge on theview of sex, and the differences of their ideas.The first part of the thesis compared those male roles who lost theirmasculinity in Hardy’s and Lawrence’s works. The thesis revealed theuniqueness of those lost men, and explained the authors’ attitude onthese persons. Through these attitudes we can see the authors’reflection and exploration about men’s social role positioning.The second part compared those self-awareness female rolescreated by the authors. Through the analysis of the male consciousnessrevealed from the two writers when they were portraying those femalecharacters, we can find out the impact of the patriarchal system madeby the rise of feminist and the panics and helpless of men at that time.The third part summarizes two writer’s gender and marriage perspective. Hardy’s idea of perfect marriage was obviously rational.Besides, he has a strong compassion for women. However, Lawrencebroke through the bondage of ethic, constructed an unique genderconcepts, by showing a strong Phallocentric complex.The end explained of the inheriting relationship of two authors,pointed out that Lawrence expanded the knowledge of sex, andgrasped the root of humanity with a high-level perspective, explored annew relationship between the sexes on Hardy’s foundation. |