Within the novel A Room with a View, E. M. Forster explores the differences between 2 social classes. A young woman of upper class by the name of Lucy Honeychurch has traveled from a luxury estate in England to Italy where she will unlock new characteristics of herself. What Lucy did not know was that on her trip her world would take a complete 180-degree turn towards a perspective that is distinctly different than what she is taught to believe. Italy allows Lucy to meet impactful and influential
The novel, A Room With A View was composed by Edward Morgan Forster, an English novelist that grew up in London, England for most of his childhood. Forster went on a trip to Italy with his mother in which he became inspired by the large differences in the Italian and English societies and cultures which are prevalent throughout the novel. We are shown the fascinating and lyrical culture of Florence, Italy, through the eyes of Lucy Honeychurn, the main character. The novel begins with Lucy and her
In A Room With A View, E.M. Forster contrasts Florence, Italy with the culture of England (specifically the countryside in Sussex, where the Honeychurch family home is located) and extends the title theme of “having a view” both literally and figuratively. The view represents the decent, beautiful things of the world; humanity amongst peers and strangers, general kindness, lack of petty superiority complexes. Being denied a view, or being without one altogether, serves as a representation of the
In A Room With A View by E.M. Forester, the entire plot takes place in two cities/towns: The dramatic city Florence, Italy, and the quiet, peaceful countryside of England. Both of these places are vastly different from one another, and each in turn influences the character’s attitudes, beliefs, and actions throughout the novel. The contrast in settings throughout the novel for the main characters work to build the theme of growth and maturation throughout the work and affect the course of events
novel, A Room With A View, resembles classic Romanticism in a very powerful and symbolic way. As Forster brilliantly contrasts the meanings of two distinct, important settings in the story, which, through different symbols and figures, have a huge impact on the overall character development of the protagonist, Lucy Honeychurch, the story descriptively uses satire to show the impact that society has on love and social relationships, to convey the overall meaning of the story. A Room With A View revolves
In the novel A Room with a View there are two main settings that not only contrast in location but also in atmosphere. The author, E.M. Forster uses Florence, Italy and Summer Street, England to exaggerate the differences in the main character’s state of mind influenced by the people and places around her. The restricting culture of early 1900 Europe in which the story takes place also plays a role in the varying settings as the author strives to convey his purpose. The story begins in a hotel
“A Room with a View” is a 1908 novel written by E.M. Forster about Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman struggling to determine what she truly wants in a society that has strict expectations for her. While vacationing in Italy, Lucy gets a taste of independence and excitement as well as meeting her true love George Emerson, only to return to England and become engaged to Cecil Vyse, a man her family and society deems socially acceptable, but who in reality is dull and pretentious. Forster contrasts
What is a society ? They say it is community with shared laws , traditions , and values. In a Room With a View by E. M. Forster it has a society but a one of boundaries. It is the 20th century in England and Italy where the Englishwoman Lucy Honeychurch spends time.And everyday she faces the English class system, where even family like Charlotte,Mrs.Honeychurch and Cecil tell her how to be.As Lucy is dictated by these rules she gradually finds herself with the help of love and those who believed
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster is a classic tale about a girl from Elizabethan era England trying to find independence and purpose in the world. Lucy, the novel’s main character, embarks on a journey to Florence, Italy with her cousin during which her whole perspective is refreshed. She experiences many new things and shares exciting times with people she knows and meets, and feels like a new person from it. But, when she arrives back home in England, she begins to feel the enclosure of society
Claire Conti AP Literature Mrs. Scruggs 29 August 2017 A Room With A View Lucy is a young woman born and raised in 19th century England, when the country was in its prime. England was the world power, causing it to be extremely wealthy and a safe place to live. Lucy and her aunt go on vacation to Italy, and her eyes are opened to a whole other world. During the time, Italy was a scummy city where the poor lived, but she is able to discover herself while vacationing there. Within Italy, she finds