D. H. Lawrence’s Odour of Chrysanthemums Alienation in the Light of Modernism

Abstract

Alienation is the fundamental shape of restlessness, which shapes the subject of numerous psychological, sociological, literary and philosophical studies. Alienation is a major subject of human condition within the modern age. It is only normal that an inescapable phenomenon like alienation should leave such a permanent affect upon the modern writing. Alienation rises as common result of existential predicament both in inherent and outward terms. The topic of alienation has been differently dealt with constantly and unflinchingly in present day writing. The alienated protagonist it was used frequently in 20th century American and European fiction. Alienation in its different shapes has been tackled within the existentialistic literature. Due to its authentic and socio-cultural reasons, the English literature too, seems effected by it. Alienation is the result of loss of identity and the confusion. The confiscated personality’s look for identity may be a common place topic in modern fiction. Man fails to see nowadays the exceptionally reason behind life and the significance of his presence in a threatening world. D. H. Lawrence is one of the most writers who have a high consciousness and awareness to the outside world. This paper will discuss the theme alienation putting under the scope Lawrence’s short story Odour of Chrysanthemums.