A PSYCHOANALYTICAL STUDY OF PAUL MOREL’S SEXUAL DESIRE IN D.H LAWRENCE’S SONS AND LOVERS

Abstract

<p class="15"><strong>This research examines the</strong><strong> </strong><strong>sexual desire</strong><strong> of Paul Morel, a male main character in the D.H Lawrence’s novel Sons and Lovers. </strong><strong>It</strong><strong> is a descriptive qualitative library</strong><strong> research</strong><strong> </strong><strong>with the</strong><strong> main data are the narrative and dialogue</strong><strong>s taken from the respective</strong><strong> novel</strong><strong>.</strong><strong></strong></p><p class="15"><strong>Th</strong><strong>e</strong><strong> </strong><strong>study</strong><strong> aims to describe how Paul Morel’s </strong><strong>sexual desire</strong><strong> in the novel Sons and Lovers is constructed. It uses Freudian psychoanalysis approach to reveal the pattern of intimate relationships between Paul Morel and three most- significant women in his life: Gertrude Morel, Miriam Leviers, and Clara Dawes.</strong><strong> </strong><strong></strong></p><p class="15"><strong>The result of the study shows that Paul </strong><strong>sexual desire</strong><strong> is constructed by his relationship with three women characters that posit different effect</strong><strong>s</strong><strong> to him</strong><strong>.</strong><strong> Paul experiences Oedipus complex when he is a child. </strong><strong>T</strong><strong>he mother acts as the restraining force that restricts Paul from fulfilling his sexual desire with other women. Paul and Miriam</strong><strong>’s</strong><strong> relationship is the manifestation of the id versus the superego. There’s an endless battle between Paul’s raw desire and Miriam’s religiosity. Meanwhile Paul and Clara</strong><strong>’s</strong><strong> relationship is the realization of the id. The intimacy between them is solely based on pleasure principle and satisfaction pursuit. </strong><strong></strong></p><p align="justify"><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong><strong>id,</strong><strong> </strong><strong>ego</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>psychoanalysis, </strong><strong>sexual desire</strong><strong>, superego</strong></p>