Document Type
Honors
Department
English
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Rhode Island College
Abstract
D.H. Lawrence’s novel The Rainbow follows three generations of the Brangwen family as they experience problems of identity while trying to navigate a changing world. The identity issues in the novel can be understood as symptomatic of what clinical psychologists term Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Each generation embodies narcissistic traits that prevent them from living happy, full lives. The thesis focuses on the generational aspect of the novel and how the repeated narcissistic issues found in each generation build on and reflect one another, culminating in the character of Ursula. With this character Lawrence portrays the struggles necessary to transcend the narcissistic state.
Recommended Citation
Dennen, Christine, "The Buried Seed: Generational Narcissism in D.H. Lawrence's The Rainbow" (2013). Honors Projects. 75.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/honors_projects/75
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