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In the beginning of the novel Lucy is easily persuaded by her cousin Miss Bartlett and followed her lead while in Italy. Furthermore Miss Bartlett highly disapproved of the Emersons even mentioning “His manner was somewhat unfortunate” (Forster 7). Her discontent with the coarse way Mr. Emerson carried himself made her doubt his intentions when he offered to give Lucy and her his rooms. In reality Mr. Emerson and his son George were just being nice, this offer foreshadows the relationship Lucy and George will eventually create. Having the room with a view that Mr. Emerson so kindly gave up holds a deeper meaning when Lucy and George come full circle at the end and find themselves back in Florence with a room with a view. After Lucy and George witness a violent scene Forster describes the water as “rushing below them, almost black in the advancing night” (35). Even though this sets the tone as dark and depressing it also holds a deeper meaning of how Lucy is feeling about the way she feels for George. Lucy wants to go to the “dark side” and let George in but her cousin is the dark force restricting her from following her heart. Florence was full of opportunity, but Lucy was scared to let Miss Bartlett down. The Arno …show more content…

Cecil believes that “Lucy was of another clay… he ought to introduce her into more congenial circles” (Forster 73). This quote shows that in England Lucy didn’t get the respect she deserved or the credit she deserved for being a strong individual. George and Italy would accept Lucy just the way she is, but England would only put Lucy down and cement her into a loveless marriage where her husband viewed her as a possession and a trophy. England isn’t where Lucy belonged and if she remained in England she would have never gotten the chance to experience having a voice and someone listening, she would have never realized that there were better things out there in the

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