Necessary Physical Contant in D.H. Lawrences Women in Love and Platos

incumbent Physical Contant in D.H. Lawrences Women in Love and Platos SymposiumD.H. Lawrences novel, Women in Love, presents a complex model of female-male and male-male relationships. Lawrences model relies heavily on a similar model presented in Platos Symposium. The conflict between the devil works lies in the mode of realization that is, how one goes about achieving a perfect love relationship with either sex. Lawrence concentrates on corporal fulfillment, characterized in his recurring reference to obtaining a blood oath, while Plato concentrates on a mental, or divine bond. Lawrences concentration on corporal fulfillment of love only superficially differs from Platos concentration on the melodic theme both(prenominal) come to the same philosophy of bodily win over as being a necessary component of relations with either sex.As Barry J. Scherr points out in his article on the relationship between Women in Love and the Symposium, Excurse chapter 23 has been recognized by critics as a central chapter of Women in Love (210). The reason for this appraisal is that Excurse presents both a realization and roast of Lawrences view of female-male relationships through the characters of Birkin and Ursula.The transmittance, or Excurse, comes through bodily exchange Ursula traced with her hands the line of his loins and thighs It was a dark flood of galvanising passion she released from him, drew into herself. She established a rich new turn released from the darkest poles of the body and established in perfect circuit (358). It is through informal intercourse, or, in the very least, bodily contact, that the friendship between Ursula and Birkin is established. Scherr states that This scene betwe... ...al connection to take place in order to establish a pregnant bond. These bonds, if properly achieved, are the ideal models of relations between the two sexes. looking differences between the two works philosophies manifest in a difference in imp ortance Lawrence stresses the physical connection as paramount, while Plato describes that both physical and mental connections are necessary.Works CitedGriffith, Tom, trans. Symposium of Plato. Los Angeles University of California P, 1989.Hecht, Jamey. Platos Symposium Eros and the humanity Predicament. New York Twayne, 1999.Lawrence, D.H. Women in Love. New York Random House, 1922.Scherr, Barry J. Lawrences Dark Flood A Platonic Interpretation of Excurse Paunch 64 (1990) 209-246.Strauss, Leo. On Platos Symposium. Ed. Seth Benardete. lettuce University of Chicago P, 2001.