RELATIONS OF DOMINANCE AND EQUALITY IN D. H. LAWRENCE
RELATIONS OF DOMINANCE AND EQUALITY IN D. H. LAWRENCE RELATIONS OF DOMINANCE AND EQUALITY IN D. H. LAWRENCE
333 bubble: 'For heaven's sake let me get out of this, and back to simple human people. I loathe the very sound of Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli. I would die rather than be mixed up in it any more. Horrible, really, both Cipriano and Ramõn. And they want to put it over me, with their highflown bunk, and their Malintzi. I am Kate Forrester, really. I am neither Kate Leslie nor Tylor. I am sick of these men putting names over me. I was born Kate Forrester, and I shall die Kate Forrester. I want to go home. Loathsome, really, to be called Malintzi - I've had it put over m e ' (p.407). The point is that Kate has realized that this goddess Malintzi is only a small and insignificant thing between the two great gods. And sandwiched as Malintzi all she can do is submit. She rebels. The other shift of the story is that Ramon is not satisfied with his communion with Cipriano because he suddenly appears married again to a dark woman named Teresa whom he has saved from her exploitative brothers. Teresa, unlike the soulful Kate and Carlota, lives through Ramõn and has no proper self. When Kate comes to know Ramon's new wife, all she feels is envy for Teresa. In fact all she wants is to be in Teresa's place: not to submit but to have the man she secretly loves with her. However, at the same time that she perceives that Ramõn now looks like a Sultan (perhaps in parallel with Birkin looking like a Pharaoh after he has taken his 'dark knowledge' of Ursula in the chapter "Excurse") and she resents his appearance, in fierce opposition against the man: And for a second Kate envied Teresa. The next second, she despised her. 'The harem type -' Well, it was Ramon's nature to be a sort of Sultan... 'Harem tricks I' said Kate to herself. And she was somewhat impatient, seeing the big, portentous Ramõn enveloped in the toils of this dark little
:334 thing. She resented being made so conscious of his physical presence, his full, male body inside his thin white clothes, the strong, yet soft shoulders, the full, rich male thighs. It was if she herself, also being in presence of this Sultan, should succumb as part of the harem (pp. 434-5). Kate is again desiring Ramon sexually. That is why she resents his marriage. Also it can be said that up to now Kate has decided not to mix the two Kates in two marriages (the one by Quetzalcoatl and the legal one) with Cipriano because she still had some hopes to have RamSn with her. As he is now married to Teresa, Kate has no hopes anymore and, therefore, this is the reason why she decides to marry Cipriano legally. It is perhaps one more punishment for herself since she could not have Ramon. The only thing which seems inexplicable, at least at first glance, is that Kate is aware that both men need her for certain purposes: Ramon needs her mind as his friend and Cipriano needs her body for some moments. Then, Ramon has his submissive Teresa and Cipriano has his soldiers. Kate is left floating in the air with no connection with any of the men. My question is, why does she stay with them? It must be only Lawrence's stubborn desire to make her always submit even when she seems aware that Ramon and Cipriano have nothing to offer her. I would say that the author in these moments may be seen as Kate's super-ego. If he is taken like this, the only possible explanation for Kate's internal conflict is that her ego wants to get rid of both Ramon and Cipriano but her super-ego forces her to remain in this conflict and to be more inclined to stay by their sides and submit to them. Ramon and Cipriano are the bread of the sandwich and Kate is in the middle of them being squeezed by the soul and the body, having no chance to escape.
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333<br />
bubble:<br />
'For heaven's sake let me get out of this, and<br />
back to simple human people. I loathe the very<br />
sound of Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli. I<br />
would die rather than be mixed up in it any more.<br />
Horrible, really, both Cipriano and Ramõn. And<br />
they want to put it over me, with their highflown<br />
bunk, and their Malintzi. I am Kate<br />
Forrester, really. I am neither Kate Leslie<br />
nor Tylor. I am sick of these men putting names<br />
over me. I was born Kate Forrester, and I shall<br />
die Kate Forrester. I want to go home. Loathsome,<br />
really, to be called Malintzi - I've had it put<br />
over m e ' (p.407).<br />
The point is that Kate has realized that this goddess Malintzi<br />
is only a small and insignificant thing between the two great<br />
gods. And sandwiched as Malintzi all she can do is submit. She<br />
rebels.<br />
The other shift of the story is that Ramon is not satisfied<br />
with his communion with Cipriano because he suddenly appears<br />
married again to a dark woman named Teresa whom he has saved<br />
from her exploitative brothers.<br />
Teresa, unlike the soulful Kate<br />
and Carlota, lives through Ramõn and has no proper self.<br />
When<br />
Kate comes to know Ramon's new wife, all she feels is envy for<br />
Teresa.<br />
In fact all she wants is to be in Teresa's place: not<br />
to submit but to have the man she secretly loves with her.<br />
However,<br />
at the same time that she perceives that Ramõn now<br />
looks like a Sultan (perhaps in parallel with Birkin looking<br />
like a Pharaoh after he has taken his 'dark knowledge' of Ursula<br />
in the chapter "Excurse") and she resents his appearance, in<br />
fierce opposition against the man:<br />
And for a second Kate envied Teresa. The next<br />
second, she despised her. 'The harem type -'<br />
Well, it was Ramon's nature to be a sort of<br />
Sultan...<br />
'Harem tricks I' said Kate to herself. And she<br />
was somewhat impatient, seeing the big, portentous<br />
Ramõn enveloped in the toils of this dark little
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