Trauma and Masculinity in D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers: A Meninism’s Perspective

Abstract

This article uses meninism to analyse trauma in Sons and Lovers. It starts with a summary of the theoretical and historical concepts of meninism, including significant advancements and terminology. Meninism emphasizes how men suffer because of inflexible gender norms, emotional repression, and familial expectations, while feminism has studied women’s oppression in great detail. by applying the notion of meninism to analyse Sons and Lovers. This study shows how identity, parental dominance, and emotional reliance manifest as a masculine trauma, especially in Paul Morel. This paper examines the relationship between trauma and masculinity in literary studies and psychology, particularly the relationship between familial trauma and hegemonic masculinity. Applying these concepts to D. H. Lawrence’s novel makes it evident how Paul Morel’s identity problems and psychological anguish are a result of both social expectations and interior trauma.