Lost Generation in The Lost Girl

The Lost Girl is chosen to expound Lawrence’s unique viewpoint of the “loss” of the “lost generation” at the end of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century. Lawrence created “inferior Don Quixotes” to refer those lost men, which can be further divided into “hen-sure man” and egoist. Lost women are considered as “rootless and uncontrolled”, and can be grouped into modern women (Magna Mater), traditional women (“the angel in the house”), and exploring woman who are in between (“the woman who rode away”).