چکیده (انگلیسی):

Men have long been associated with dominance, strength andconfidence and the issue regarding being compliant to the
acceptable masculine ideal has always been part of a culture’s social identity. This study focuses on the critical
discussion on masculinity studies in the classic fiction of D.H Lawrence. Drawing on narrative data from his novel
Sons and Lovers (1913), the study examines how hegemonic masculinity is conformed by the male protagonist, Walter
Morel, in his gendered relationship. More specifically, the analysis focuses on how the male character aligns himself
with the hegemonically authoritarian philosophy of ‘tough’ masculinity. The effects of social practices and sociohistorical context in which Lawrence wrote these novels are also examined. The study utilises Connell’s theory of
hegemonic masculinity to explicate Lawrence’s depiction of dominant masculinity through his character. The findings
reveal that Lawrence aligns his male protagonist to the dominant role by sanctioning aggressiveness, autonomy and
violence.