William Walsh who says that "the vibrations of a deep and complex human disaster" are felt beneath the ordinary incident sketched by Lawrence. This is perfectly applicable to most of the incidents we find in Women in Love and there is an obvious similarity between the centripetal unity defined by Daleski and the unity of treatment as defined by Walsh and Smith. Symbolism in Women in Love is a formidable agent of unity. .
"Women in Love-, a philosophical novel by D.H. Lawrence, is clearly a magnificent journey through the intellectual lives of its characters. Indeed, there is a cognitive depiction of each character throughout their relationships with one another. What's more, their dispositions are further determined through the consciousness of the other characters. As Women in Love is based wholly on human relationships, it is interesting to note a type of bonding that occurs, especially between the women. However, in some cases this bonding becomes quite detached, causing a feeling of embittered resistance towards the other. By closely examining the relationships between Ursula, Gudrun, Hermione and Winifred, this process of womanly bonding and separating will be revealed. .
As the novel opens, we note a first illustration of bonding between the Brangwen sisters, Ursula and Gudrun. While Gudrun sketches and Ursula sews, they muse about marriage. As it seems, both feel a strong inclination not to. On the other hand, both feel that they would miss something of importance, should they not. Gudrun feels a strong sense of boredom claiming that "Everything withers in the bud" and Ursula is in a state of inertia feeling the "active living has been suspended". As the novel progresses, so do our assumptions of the difference of character between Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun is an artist, which makes her perceptions of people differ from Ursula's. Being an artist, Gudrun views other people as "complete".
