D.H Lawrence's novel, The Virgin and the Gipsy is pretty self explanatory. The novel is a story regards to the relationship between a Virgin, Yvette and a Gipsy. Lawrence wanted the relationship between Yvette and the Gipsy, especially the importance of sexual attraction and sexual awakening to be a prominent theme. However, the title, The Virgin and the Gipsy goes far be on the evident attraction between a Virgin and a Gipsy. The title also symbolizes the class struggle in the Victorian Era, Yvette's personal struggle with the religious beliefs of her family and finding her own beliefs. The influences of the Gipsy and her mother, "She-who-was-Cynthia" (6) who is known as a "moral unbeliever" (50) help Yvette find her own belief, although in contradiction with her father and families moral and religious beliefs. Her father has been called a "life unbeliever" (50). The title, The Virgin and the Gipsy is symbolic because it represents religious struggle, class struggle, and the sexual awakening of a young girl and a mysterious man.
             Early in D.H Lawrence's novel, The Virgin and the Gipsy, "the vicar's wife went off with a young and penniless man the scandal knew no bounds" (3). It would be obvious why "She-who-was-Cynthia" (6) would leave her husband. She was a "moral unbeliever" (50) and the Rector was a "life unbeliever" (50). Cynthia left her husband because she wanted to live a more fulfilled life. Living in "The Rectory"(4), under such stern Christian beliefs kept her confined, so Cynthia committed the extreme sin of committing adultery, leaving her husband to raise their two young daughters, Lucille and Yvette. Throughout the novel, Yvette is not happy being raised in her fathers home, "The Rectory" (4). Yvette struggles with the religious beliefs of her father, grandmother, "The Mater" (5) and her Aun...