Lady Chatterley's Lover | Social Concerns
Lady Chatterley's Lover is both an extension of and an opposition to the novels of social criticism Lawrence wrote in the 1920s. Realizing that society would never be reformed through the political and spiritual leadership of superior men, Lawrence returned to his earlier themes (in The White Peacock [1911], Sons and Lovers [1913], and Women in Love [1920]), and emphasized a kind of sexual relationship which expresses love and natural passion as the only salvation for a mechanized society. Had the book been published without fuss when it was written, no doubt it...
[The entire page is 290 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Related Topics
Tell a friend about Lady Chatterley's Lover at eNotes.
