Oedipus complexLiteratureIn Thebes King Laius Queen Jocasta OedipusRaised by King Polybus Queen Merope On his way to Thebes killed a stranger Solved the riddleof Sphinx (狮身人面女怪) Became the new king Married the old kings widowAccording to this Greek mythology, Freud(弗洛伊德) introduced the theory of Oedipus complex, also called “Mother fixation” In general, Oedipus complex is the ideas and feelings which center on the desire to possess the parent of the opposite sex and eliminate the parent of the same sex.Oedipus complex is a literary theme that portrayed in many novels, such as Death of the Salesman ,Lady Chatterleys Lover, and the most prominent one , Sons and Lovers.How the Oedipus complex was demonstrated in that work.Oedipus complex Sons and loverspThe Mother-rich family coal miner disappointedhis sons pThe Son-please his mother beyond the normal level The authors experience Home town- the coal mining town of Eastwood Father-a barely literate miner Mother-a former schoolmistress (strong character and refinement ) Lawrence-had a deep and abnormal feeling with his mother, then married a professors wife who was six years older than D.H.Examples 1.When he was a child, he walked all day, went miles and miles to look for blackberries, because his mother loved them.2. In Pauls eyes, his mother was an elegant and beautiful young girl.3.he would send her to bed and kiss her goodnight everyday.Appreciate literature uSee “Oedipus complex” in the view of literature instead of thinking it sick and abnormal. uIts not only an artistic form, but also a normal psychological phenomenon.David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 2 March 1930) Versatile ProlificControversialRebelliousD.H Lawrence novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter Sons and Lovers (1913)-mother fixation Women in Love-homosexuality The Rainbow Lady Chatterleys Lover (1928)-sexuality he writes, “I should like to know why nearly every man that approaches greatness tends to homosexuality, whether he admits it or not”His ideas Lawrence held seemingly contradictory views of feminism. The evidence of his written works indicates an overwhelming commitment to representing women as strong, independent and complex; he produced major works in which young, self- directing female characters were central