RELATIONS OF DOMINANCE AND EQUALITY IN D. H. LAWRENCE

unsatisfied tendencies" - I am tempted to say that these
'unsatisfied tendencies' are definitely related to March's
unconscious desire to become female rather than to appear manlike.
And the fox starts to awaken in her a deep desire to
become female.
The fox can be seen as the externalization, the
projection of her 'animus' or male side, which 'fascinates' the
female in her.
Hitherto we can say that she did not objectify
this self.
And the fox, being a male animal, exerts a certain
power over the girl.
Observe how she behaves when the animal
meets her:
She lowered her eyes, and suddenly saw the fox.
He was now looking up at her. Her chin was pressed
down, and his eyes were looking up. They meet her
eyes. And he knew her. She was spellbound - she
knew he knew her. So he looked into her eyes, and
her soul failed her. He knew her, he was not
daunted (p.89 - My underlining).
First of all, notice that March is spellbound despite the fact
he is 'lower' than she.
Secondly, notice that the action is all
performed by the animal; March only behaves according to what
the fox does.
Why is she spellbound by him and why is she
"determined to find him"? March is not looking for the animal,
she is looking for a man.
Someone who would awaken in her her
femaleness.
The male fox then becomes a dominant figure
haunting her, making her uncomfortable, not able to think or
act.
To remedy the troubles caused in the farm, March could
simply shoot the fox, but she cannot.
She cannot kill the one
who "somehow dominated her consciousness, possessed the blank
half of her musing" (p.91).
She cannot kill the one who will
awaken the woman she is not able to discern in herself yet.
Months and months pass without any change in her life and in her
companion's.
The only difference one notes, in March's behaviour is that