OntheUsesoftheWords"Will"and "lnhuman"inD .H.Lawrence:aStudy ofTheWomanWhoRodeAwayandThe Princess(PartII)

OntheUsesoftheWords"Will"and

"lnhuman"inD .H.Lawrence:aStudy ofTheWomanWhoRodeAwayandThe

Princess(PartII)

AkikoYamada

【日本 語 要 旨 】

本 論 文 は前 号 に 掲 載 さ れ た 論 文 の 第2部 で あ る。

『ThePrince∬』(『 王 女 様 』)は男性 に 強姦 され た 女 性 の 物 語 で は な くて 、 女 性 が 男 性 に 対 して 自分 の 意 志 を押 し付 け た た め に 、最 後 に は 問 接 的 に 男 性 を殺 す 羽 目に な っ て し ま っ た、 とい う物 語 で あ る と捉 え るの が 筆 者 の 視 点 で あ る 。 ゆ え に筆 者 は 、 ヒ ラ リー ・シ ン プ ソ ンや ア ー サ ー ・バ ク ラ ッ クの よ うに 、 作 者 ロ レ ン スが 、 父 親 に よ っ て 「王 女」 と呼 ば れ る女 性 に 共 感 を 示 して い る、 と読 む の で は な くて 、 リー ヴ ィス や バ ー デ ィが 指 摘 し て い る よ う に、 中編 小 説 『王 女 様 』 に は ア イ ロ ニ ー が あ り、 作 者

は 王 女 の 生 き方 を批 判 して い る、 と捉 えて い る 。

王 女 の 父 親 は 少 し頭 が お か しい の で 、 自分 が 貴 族 の 血 を 引 い て い る の だ と思 い 込 ん で お り、 自分 の 一 人 娘 で あ る メ ァ リー を 「王 女 」 と呼 び 、 彼 女 は 父 親 の 間 違 っ た教 育 観 に よ っ て ゆ が ん だ 女性 と な っ て しま っ た の

で あ る。 父 親 は 大 衆 を 自分 よ り も劣 っ た 人種 とみ な して 、 娘 に、 彼 ら と 接 触 を して は な ら な い と教 え る。 そ の た め 王 女 は孤 立 して お り、 頼 る こ とが で きる の は 父 親 だ け に な っ て お り、 彼 が 死 ん だ 後 は 結 婚 す る こ と に よ っ て よ り ど こ ろ を 見つ け よ う と して 、 結 婚 相 手 を探 す の で あ るが 、 相

又︑ノノ

応 しい 相 手 を見 つ け る こ とが な か な か で きな い で い る。 彼 女 を 引 き付 け る こ と に な った の は 、 ロ メ ロ と い う 名 前 の イ ン デ ィ ア ン の 血 を ひ く男 性 で あ る が 、 彼 は下 層 階 級 に 属 して い る 。 しか し男 性 を性 的 な存 在 と し て 関係 す る こ と を嫌 悪 して い る 王'女は 、 や む を得 ず 性 的 な 関 係 を持 つ こ と に な っ た ロ メ ロ を 嫌 悪 して 、 破 滅 させ る結 果 を導 く。 ロ レ ンス は こ の よ うな 王 女 とい う女 性 を批 判 して い る の で あ る 。"Will"と"Inhuman"

と い う言 葉 が 王 女 の性 質 を表 現 す る た め に用 い られ て い る 。

Ch叩ter皿ThePrincess

Introduction

ThePrincessisnotastoryofawomanrapedbyaman,butthestoryofa womanofdreadfulwillwithpoweroveramanwhomshekillsintheend.

Therearethesetwostreamsofinterpretationwhichareopposedtoeach other.Oneistoreadironyintothenovel,thatis,toblamethePrincess forherlife,whichF.R.LeavisandBibhuPadhiandotherssupport.The otherreadingissupportedbyHilarySimpsonandArthurJ.Bachrachand others.Simpsonexplainsitlikethis.

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Theconclusionofthetaleis,however,purelyLawrentianin

itsaccountofadeathlykindofpowerstrugglebetweenaman

andawomanwhoareattractedtoeachother.Thebattleof

willsdestroysbothofthem‐Romeroisshot,thePrincessleft

̀alittlemad'

.Lawrence'ssympathy,howeverseemstoalarge

extenttobewiththeself‑containedlittlePrincessand,asisin

StMawr,heavoidstheclichedendingtothestoryofthewhite

womanandthesavageman.(Simpson126‑27)

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IdisagreewiththethispositionbecauseIdon'tthinkLawrence'ssympathy ismainlywiththePrincess.BachrachthinksthatthethemeisthePrincess's degradationbyRomero(Bachrach63),butIalsodisagreewithhimbecause Idon'tthinkshehasbeendegradedbyhim.

"ThePrincess"isthenicknameforawomanwhosetruenameisMary HenriettaUrquhart.ItisherfatherColinUrquhartwhoissaidtobe"abit mad"byhisrelativesandtreatshisdaughterasifshewereaprincess.Itis atragedyforhertohavebeentreatedasaprincessbyherfatherbecause towardstheendofthenovelshekillsamanindirectlyandneverbecomesa truewoman.Leavisthinksasfollows.

Lawrence'sinsistenceonthèdisquality'oftheindividual isinseparablefromhisclairvoyantpreoccupationwiththe complementarytruth:Thetruththat,withouthisrelations withotherlives,theindividualnothing...they(thefatherand thedaughter)havetheirlifetogether,keepingtheworldata distance,andhisqueernessdoesn'tbecomepositivelymadness tillthetwoorthreeyearsbeforehisdeath.

Weseethemvividly,intheirstrangedistinguishedremoteness, astheworldseesthem:(Leavis270)

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Asmentionedabove,Lawrencedepictsboththefatherandhisdaughter

"thePrincess"asclosedthingswhodon'tapproachotherpeople

,and

donotbecomefriendswiththem.Theydon'thaverelationshipswith

otherpeopleandLawrencecriticizesthemforthis.Nordothereaders

sympathizewiththem.ThoughthePrincessisr叩edbyRomeroattheend

ofthenovel,weseeherremotelyandindifferently.Padhi,agreeingwith

Leavis,saysthat°Lawrencedoeslittletoeasetheweightofironyonthe

reader.Evenintheend,thefactoftheprincess'smarriagewiththeelderly

manisdeclaredinasentencewhosecoldandcuttingtonecondemns"the

Princess"totheironyitself(Padhi52).ThePrincess,havingtriedtoavoid

theordinaryworld,hastomarryanordinarymanintheordinaryworld.

Inthispointthereaderfindsirony.Lawrencecriticizesherasawoman

wholivesintheworldofamirror.Inotherwords,Lawrencetellsusshe

can'tfindatruelife.Shehasthemostdangerouswill.InthisessayIwill

provethatawomanofwillisdangerousandthatthePrincessisanextreme

exampleofone,andanexamplethatLawrencehates.Ithinkthisisanew

pointwhichotherscholarshavenotnoticed.

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ClassConsciousnessandWill

InthispaperIwillfirstdescribethePrincess'sfather'sfaultswhichdeeply

in伽encethePrincess,scharacter.As夏mentionedabove,thefatherisa

littlebitinsanebecause"heclaimedroyalblood."

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ColinUrquhartwasjustabitmad.HewasofanoldScottish family,andheclaimedroyalblood.ThebloodofScottish

kingsflowedinhisveins.Onthispoint,hisAmericanrelatives said,hewasjustabit"off."Theycouldnotbearanymore tobetoldwhichroyalbloodofScotlandbluedhisveins.The wholethingwasratherridiculous,andasorepoint.Theonly facttheyrememberedwasthatitwasnotStuart.(SMOS159)

Asmentionedabove,herfatherbelievesheisroyalandintendstobringup

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hisdaughterasaprincess.Heteachesherthatotherpeopleareinferior tothem.IntheolddaystheEnglisharistocracythoughttheirveins lookedbluebecauseoftheirverywhiteskinwhichdistinguishedthem frombarbarianswhoseskinwasdark.ButLawrencesaysinanessay thatnoblesarenotnoblesbecausetheyhavepower,money,socialstatus, andeducation.HesaysinLadyChatter/ey'sLoverthatBaronetClifford ChatterleyisinferiortohiskeeperMellors.ThePrincess'sfatherhasa strongsuperioritycomplexasdoesClifford,andheisolateshisdaughter fromtheworld.Educationlikethisputsherindanger.

Thefatherseemstobegoodlooking,butinsideheseemslacksomething.

HelookslikeanoldCelticheroandhassufficientincometolive,being"well receivedandfamiliarinthegoodsocietyofmorethanonecountry."(SMOS 159)Buthischaracteristicisvagueness."ButColinUrquhart,byhisvery vagueness,hadavoidedanydecisiveconnection."(SNOB159)Hedoesnot liveareallife,thatis,helivesadreaminglife.Heislikeaghostorspectre.

Asaresult,hiswealthywifediesyoung.

Hewasthefatherofthelittlegirlsheboreattheendofthe firstyear.Butthisdidnotsubstantiatehimthemore.Hisvery beautyandhishauntingmusicalqualitybecamedreadfulto herafterthefirstfewmonths.Thestrangeecho:hewaslikea livingecho!Hisveryflesh,whenyoutouchedit,didnotseem quitethefleshofarealman.(SNOB159‑60)

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Asalreadymentioned,thefatherissuchanimmatureman,andthe

Princess'smotherdieswhenherdaughterisabouttwoyearsold.Therefore

sheisbroughtuponlybyherfatherwhodoesnotallowotherpeopleto

comeclosetoher.Astherelativessay,thefatherisabitmad.Considering allthings,thePrincesscannothelpbutbecomeabitdistorted,too."She wasalwaysgrown‑up:sheneverreallygrewup.Alwaysstrangelywise, andalwayschildish."(SNOB160)Shelivedjustwithherfatherand theytravelledinmanyforeignplaces.Hetaughther"theimpossibilityof intimacywithanyotherthanherfather."(SNOB161)Thisisatragedyto her.Sheisinthestrangepicturewhichherfatherframesherinandshe cannotstepoutofit.Lawrenceusestheword"crystal"toexpressher

character.Crystalishard,perfect,coldandclear.Sheiscoldascrystaland ruthlesstomen.Sheisdepictedas"tounderstandthingsinacoldlight perfectly,withalltheflushoffireabsent."(SMOS162)Lawrencecriticizes womenlikethePrincessinmanyofhisworks.Hercoldnessleadstoa

discriminationagainstpeople.Herfatherplantsclassconsciousnessinher.

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"MylittlePrincessmustnevertaketoomuchnoticeof

peopleandthethingstheysayanddo,"herepeatedtoher.

"Peopledon'tknowwhattheyaredoingandsaying

.They

chatte卜cha廿er,andtheyhurtoneanotherandtheyhurt

themselvesveryoften,tilltheycry.Butdon'ttakeanynotice,

mylittlePrincess.Becauseitisallnothing.Insideeverybody

thereisanothercreature,ademonwhichdoesn'tcareatall

...Youpeeleverythingawayfrompeople,andthereisa

green,uprightdemonineverymanandwoman:andthis

demonisaman'srealself,andawoman'srealself.ltdoesn't

reallycareaboutanybody,itbelongstothedemonsandthe

primitivefairieswhonevercare‐...."(SNOB161)

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Lawrencethinksthatademonisaman'sorawoman'strueselfandhe tellsusthisusingthePrincess'sfather'swords.Butthefather'sdemon isnotclearlyevidentbecauseheislikeaghost.Maybehedoesn'thavea demon.Lawrencethinksmodernpeoplefeartheir"demon"andsuppress it,afraidofthedisorderinsocietycausedbytheir"demon."Thisdemon inanotherwordcouldbecalledtheunconscious.The"Demon"isthereal self,buttheunrealselfisthe"willedself"whicheducationplantsinpeople.

ThePrincesshasbeenplantedwitha"willedself'byherfather.Itmeans thatshehatesanddespisesotherpeoplebecausesheisa"Princess,"and herwillcanbeextraordinarilystrong.

2.ScentlessVirginity

ThePrincessisdepictedasbeingwithoutscentandsheischaracterizedas sterileandbarren.Scentisthemostinstinctiveaspectofcreatures.Butin

heritisabsent,whichmeanssheisnotsexual.Thereforesheisopposedto sensualmen.WhenthePrincessreachesthirty‑yearsold,sheisstilltiny

andlikeadignified,scentlessflower.This"scentlessness"suggeststhatthe Princesslacksfleshandblood.ThismaybecomparedwithHenryinThe

Fox.Hesendsoutstrongwildanimalsmells,thatis,afox'ssmell.This smellattractsMarchwhofinallymarrieshim.Smellisthefunctionthat combinesMarchwithHenry.AlsothePrincessisemphasizedasbeing cold.

Thoseweredangerousmoments,though,andshelearnedtobe preparedforthem.ThePrincessshewas,andthefairyfrom thenorth,shecouldneverunderstandthevolcanicphallicrage withwhichcoarsepeoplecouldturnonher,inaparoxysm

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ofhatred...Neverforoneminutecouldsheseewiththeold Romaneyes,seeherselfassterility,thebarrenflower,taken onairsandanintolerableimpertinence.Thiswaswhatthe Romancabmansawinher.Andhelongedtocrushthebarren blossom.Itssexlessbeautyanditsauthorityputhimina passionofbrutalrevolt.(SNOB163)

Asmentionedabove,thePrincess'scharacteristicisnorthern,andso sheiscold.Alsosheisbarren,thatis,sexlessandthereforearrogantand authoritativewithregardtomenofalowerclass,whohavevolcanic rageandstrongflesh.AsseeninmanyLawrence'sworks,thereisthis juxtaposedoppositionofnorthernpeopleandsouthernpeople.Asher

fathersays,heandhisdaughterfacelowerpeoplewiththepowerof money.

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"Letusbewise

,mylittlePrincess,letusbewise.Nowweare

almostpoor,andweareneversafefromrudeness.Icannot

allowanybodytoberudetome.Ihateit,Ihateit!"Hiseyes

flamedashesaidit."Icouldkillanymanorwomanwhois

rudetome.Butweareinexileintheworld.Wearepowerless.

Ifwewerereallypoor,weshouldbequitepowerless,antthen

Ishoulddie.‐No,myPrincess.Letustaketheirmoney,then

theywillnotdareberudetous.Letustakeit,asweputon

clothes,tocoverourselvesfromtheiraggression."(SNOB

163‑64)

Asshownabove,thePrincess'sfatherhasastronghatredtowardslow

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peoplebecausetheyarerudetothem.Theyhavetoprotectthemselves

fromthepowerofmoney.Butinthelastpartofthestory,afterherfather'sdeath,

thePrincesscausesthedeathofRomerowhomshehasusedasaguide

inthemountainsofNewMexico.Lawrencejuxtaoses"fleshandblood"

besidemindandspirit.Andinhismanyworks,lowpeoplerepresent"flesh

andblood,"andhighpeoplerepresentsmindandspirit.Lawrenceseems

totakepityonRomeroandhatesawomanlikethePrincessinthiswork,

too.

ThePrincessisakindofembodimentofspiritualitylikeLettieand

CrystabelinTheWhitePeacock,HelenainTheTrespasser,Mrs.Morel

andMiriaminSo〃sa加F」 匹ω ・ers,HermionieinWome〃inLoveandMiss

FrostinTheLostGirl.ThePrincessherselffeelsempty.Itisnecessary

tohavearelationshipwithamanforhertoescapefromemptiness,but

themadfatherhasbroughtheruptohateamanandsex.Virginityisa

kindofavariceasitispresentedbyLawrence.ThePrincessisdepicted

asa"finished"woman.ShelacksmysteriousnesswhichLawrencethinks

isanimportantcharacteristicofhumanbeings.Humanbeingswithout

mysteriousnessislikemachines.InThePrincessmachineandinhumanity

arecombined.

Eventhehorsesmadearushforthelastbit.Theyhadworked roundtoascrapofspruceforest,neartheverytop.They hurriedin,outofthehuge,monstrous,mechanicalwind,that whistledinhumanlyandwaspalelycold.(SMOS181)

InTheWomanWhoRodeaway,theword"inhuman"ismainlyused

withthesamemeaningas̀̀na加ral.,,Butin7】 加 肋cess,thiswordhas

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twomeanings,Ithink.Ononehanditmeans"coldandhard,"buton theotheritmeans"natural."WhenthewordappliestothePrincessit means"coldandhard."WhenitappliedtoRomero,itmeans"natural."

WhenthePrincessclimbsthemysteriousmountainsguidedbyRomero, shefindsbarren,ghastlyrockyplaces.RobertH.McDonaldpointsout,

"Thèintestinalknot'ofthemountainsisthesymbolofherownsterile sexualityfacedbytheawfuldestructivedemandsof̀volcanicphallicrage."' (McDonald354)ThesebarrenplacesrepresentthePrincess'barrenness.

Shehasstronghatredagainstwildnessthatisopposedtoherwill.lnthe mountaincabintheprincessneedsRomeroforwarmthandtheyhave sexualintercourse.

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"Whatdidshewant?Oh

,whatdidshewant?"‐Shesatin

bedandrockedherselfwoefully.Shecouldhearthesteady

breathingofthesleepingman.Shewasshiveringwithcold,

herheartseemedasifitcouldnotbeat.Shewantedwarmth,

protection,shewantedtobetakenawayfromherself.Andat

thesame,perhapsmoredeeplythananything,shewantedto

keepherselfintact,intact,untouched,thatno‑one,shouldhave

anypoweroverher,orrightstoher.Itwasawildnecessityin

her:thatno‑one,particularlynoman,shouldhaveanyrights

orpoweroverher,thatno‑oneandnothingshouldpossessher.

(SNOB188)

Herconsciousnessisdividedintotwoaspects.Butfinallyherwillis strongerthanherunconsciousself.ThereforeherwillrejectsRomerowho

hashadsexualintercoursewithherandhaskeptherwarm.Hercruelness

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chaseshimtohisdeath.Hermindisdepictedlikethis.

Shehadnever,neverwantedtobegiventothis.Butshehad wi//edthatitshouldhappentoher.Andaccordingtoherwill, shelayandletithappen.Butsheneverwantedit.Shenever wantedtobethusassailedandhandled,andmauled.She wantedtokeepherselftoherself.(SMOS188)

Intheabovequotation,Theword"will"seemstomeanthePrincess's instinct,andtheword"wanted"seemstomeanwhathermindwanted.

Leavissaysitlikethis.

Orifwearetotalkofwillinabeingsoincapableofresolving herinnercontradictions,thenwhathappensinthebutis willedbyheragainstherwill.Thereactionfollows,withits consequenceinRomero'sdeath.

Inthisviolenceoffrustrationwehavethemeaningthat underlay,sotospeak,thePrincess'svirginalremoteness:there isnoissueforherfromthedefeatoflife,theimpasse,that herfather'scrazyegotismentailed.Forwhatthelastbrief sentenceofthestoryrecordsissomethingapproachingthe orderofherfather'slapsefromahardlysaneself‑sufficiency intoactualmadness.(Leavis273)

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Theeducationherfathergaveherhadlayersofarmorwhichhidher

"demon ."This"demon"is"someunrealizedpartofher."

Inasomber,violentexcesshetriedtoexpendhisdesirefor

her.Andshewasrackedwithagony,andfelteachtimeshe woulddie.Because,insomepeculiarway,hehadgotholdof her,someunrealizedpartofherwhichsheneverwishedto realize.Rackedwithaburning,tearinganguish,shefeltthat thethreadofherbeingwouldbreak,andshewoulddie.The burningheatthatrackedherinwardly.(SNOB193)

AsseeninthemaninTheManWhoDied,thedeathwhichthePrincessis afraidofisnecessarytoher.Butshefearsitandthinksitisthebreakingof herbeing,whichneverthelessmaybeherrebirth.

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TheSparkofRomero'sEyes

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DomingoRomeroisatragicheroofthisnovel.HeisadescendentofNative MexicansinNewMexico,thatis,anIndian.ThePrincesscomestoNew MexicoandmeetsRomerowhoworksasatouristguideforwhitepeople.

ManywhitepeopleareintheranchodelCerroGordoneartheIndian Pueblowhererichpeoplestaytospendtheirholidays.ThePrincessarrives there,butshedoesn'tlikethembecausetheyseemvulgartoher.But Domingoarrestsherattention.Hehasastrongnaturalbodyandhisskin isdark.Heisbeautifulinasense,whichotherwhitepeopledon'tnotice exceptthePrincess.Romero'sdarknessisdepictedveryimpressively.

Domingo,theheir,hadspenthistwothousanddollars,and wasworkingforwhitepeople.Hewasnowaboutthirtyyears old,atall,silentfellowwithaheavyclosedmouthandblack eyesthatlookedacrossatonealmostsullenly.Frombehindhe

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washandsome,withastrongnaturalbodyandthebackofhis neckverydarkandwell‑shapen,strongwithlife.Buthisdark facewaslongandheavy,almostsinister,withthatpeculiar heavymeaninglessnessinit,characteristicoftheMexicansof hisownlocality.(SNOB167‑68)

Romero'sdarknessshouldbecontrastedwiththePrincess'swhiteness.

Hisdarknessissymbolicofwarmlifewhichrecallstheunconsciousness importanttohumanbeings'wholeness.OntheotherhandthePrincess's whitenessissymbolicofcoldnesswhichmakeshumanbeings'lifefreeze likethewhitenessofLettieinTheWhitePeacockandHelenainThe Trespasser.

Nowlwillthinkabouthiseyes.Hehasapeculiarcharacteristic.

DomingRomerowasalmostatypicalMexicantolookat, withtheheavy,darklongface,clean‑shaven,withanalmost brutallyheavymouth.HiseyeswereblackandIndianlooking.

Only,atthecentreoftheirhoplessnesswasasparkofpride,of self‑confidence,ofdauntlessness.Justasparkinthemidstof

theblacknessofstaticdespair.(SNOB168)

OthertouristsneverseethesparkinthemiddleofRomero'seyesbecause theyarenotaliveenoughtoseeit,butthePrincessnoticesit.Thissparkis whatthePrincesshaswantedandlookedfor.Herbeingisblankandshe desperatelywantssomethingwhichgivesherlife.Thissparkishis"demon"

anditisafinedemonwhichhelpsherwith"adarkbeamofsuccorand

sustaining."(SNOB170)

Thenthesmilethatsuddenlycreasedhisdarkface,showing thestrongwhiteteeth.ltcreasedhisfacealmostintoasavage grotesque.Andatthesametimetherewasinitsomethingso warm,suchadarkflameofkindlinessforher,shewaselated intohertruePrincessself.

Thenthatvivid,latentsparkinhiseye,whichshehadseen, andwhichsheknewhewasawareshehadseen.Itmadean

inter‑recognitionbetweenthem,silentanddelicate.Herehe wasdelicateasawoman,inthissubtleinter‑recognition.

(SNOB170)

Thisrecognitioncouldonlyexistwhenheandshemetalone.ThePrincess askshimtotakeherintothehighmountainswherewildanimalsliveand

heacceptsherwish.Sheaskshimiftherearenobiggeranimalsinthose mountains,andtheanimalsshewantstoseesuggestRomerohimself.The sparkinRomero'seyeisofthesamequalityasthesparkinabob‑cat'seye.

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Andshethoughtofheradventure.Shewasgoingonalonewith Romero.Butthenshewasverysureofherself,andRomero wasnotthekindofmantodoanythingtoher,againstherwill.

Thiswasherfirstthought.Andshejusthadafixeddesireto gooverthebrimofthemountains,tolookintotheinnerchaos oftheRockies.AndshewantedtogowithRomero,becausehe hadsomepeculiarkinshipwithher,therewassomepeculiar linkbetweenthetwoofthem.MissCumminsanyhowwould havebeenonlyadiscordantnote.(SNOB178)

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Thesavagemountainsanddesertstheyclimbuptoaredepictedas inhuman.AsImentionedbefore,thesavagenessandinhumanness symbolizetwothings.OneisthePrincess'scoldness,andtheotheris Romero'snaturalnesswhichisdifferentfromthevulgarityandavarice ofmodernhumanbeingsandsoaffirmativeasIwroteinmyessayon TheWomanWhoRodeAway."Themassive,heavy‑sitting,beautiful bulkoftheRockyMountains."(SNOB172)Thesebigmountainslook beautifulbutincludesavagenessasdoesRomero.Romeroseemselegant andslender,butheisverystrong.InthispointhelookslikeMellorsin LadyChatter/ey'sLover.ThePrincessisarrogantbecauseshepushesher willagainstanything.Romerotellsheritisdangeroustoclimbintothose highmountains,butshenevergivesup.SohetakesherandhermaidMiss Cumminsintothesavagemountains.Theyaredepictedas"thedesert, likeavastmiragetiltingslowlyupwardstowardsthewest,immenseand pallid,awaybeyondthefunnelofthecanyon,"and"thehuge,monstrous, mechanicalwind,thatwhistledinhumanlyandwaspalelycold,"or depictedas"themountain,ponderous,massive,down‑sittingmountains, inahugeandintricateknot,emptyoflifeorsoul,"or"thelifelessvalleys."

(SNOB181)TheinhumannessofthemountainsmakesthePrincessfear, butsheisstubbornandthinksshecanuseRomeroasshelikes.Heis

"strangeandominous

,onlythedemonofhimself'(SMOS182)whenthey stayatthecabinwhichRomerosometimesusesdeepinthemountains.

ThenightbecomesverycoldandthePrincesscannotsleep,sosheasks himhelp.Hesleepswithher,thatis,theyhavesexualintercourse.Inthis relationship,shehassubmittedherselftohim.Butinthemorning,whenhe asksheraboutlastnightexperience,shesays,"Idon'ttikeit."Thisanswer getshimenraged.Herapesheragainandagainandforceshertosaythat

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itisgood.Butsheneversaysso.Sheisdescribedagainandagainbeing

"stony

."(SNOB192)IntheendheisshotbytheForestServicewhohas

cometowherethePrincessandRomeroareconfrontingeachother.Shehas

aspirithardandisflawlessasadiamond.Shecannotloveanyman.Though

shewascon叩eredbyRomerobyfbrcefbratime,shenevergivesin.Lawrence

hatesthiskindofwoman.Hethinksthistypeofwomandestroysmen.Gudrun

inWomeninLoveisoneofthistypeofwomen.

゜̀Idon'twanttobewithanybodyagainstmywill

.Idon'tdislike

you:atleast,Ididn't,tillyoutriedtoputyourwillovermine.

Iwon'thaveanybody'swillputoverme.Youcan'tsucceed.

Nobodycould.Youcannevergetmeunderyourwill.‐

Andyouwon'thavelongtotry,becausesoontheywillsend

someonetolookforme."(SNOB192)

RomeroiskilledbytheForestServicemen,butinrealityhewaskilledby thePrincesswhocannotloveaman.L.D.ClarkpointsoutthePrincess's destructivenessinthisway.

ヒ Theprincessneveradmitstoherselfwhatsheisdoing.She makesofherseekingagamefromwhichshecanwithdraw atthedemandofherwill,andwithdrawshedoes,atthecost ofRomero'sdestructionandaseconddeathforthequickof herself.(Clark44)

ClarkunderstandsthedangerousnessofthePrincess'swillbuthedoesn't takehisthoughtsonthisanyfurther.

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Conclusion

ThePrincess'shardandcoldwillwouldbringdeathtoanyman.Inthis point̀will"ishorrible.Thiswillofherssymbolizesmechanicalhardness andthecoldnessofmodernworld.Willislinkedwithclassconsciousness andmoney.Sheiscaughtupinclassconsciousness.Shehasbeenbrought upasaPrincessbyhermadfather.Andshetooseemstobealittlebit mad.

"Ohyes!"saidthePrincess

."Iremember.AndIhadan

accidentinthemountains,didn't1?Didn'twemeetaman

who'dgonemad,andwhoshotmyhorsefromunderme?"

"Yes

,youmetamanwhohadgoneoutofhismind."

Therealaffairwashushedup.ThePrincessdeparted

eastinafortnight'stimeinMissCumminscare.Apparently

shehadrecoveredherselfentirely.ShewasthePrincess,anda

  サ  

virginintact.

Butherbobbedhairwasgreyatthetemples,andhereyes werealittlemad.Shewasslightlycrazy.(SNOB196)

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OpenlyitwassaidthatRomerobecamemad,andthattheykilledhim

becauseheattackedthePrincess.ButLawrencepointsoutthatitisshe

whowasmad".Shelooksdownuponanypersonandshecannotloveany

mansexuallybecauseitistobecapturedbyamanwhois,shethinks,

beneathherclass.Toherallpeoplearevulgarordull.Tobeaprincessis

tobenotalive.FinallythePrincessgetsmarriedtoanelderlymanand

becomesavirginagain.ThePrincess'slifestyleiswhatLawrencehates.He considerssheisnotlivingawholelife.LawrencesympathizesRomerowho isavictimofthemodernmechanicalworldwhichseeksmoneyandpower insanely.

Note

1)SeeYamada,Akiko"AStudyonThePrincess‑一 一DestructedIntegrity"

LiterarySymposiumVol.87,(theLiteraryAssociationAichiUniversity,

1988),p.12.

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