A Room With A View Fiction/Romantic comedy
E.M. Forster Edwardian Era
Theme: The central theme of the novel can be characterized by exemplifying that true love cannot be hindered by the views of society. Forster portrayed that as Lucy Honeychurch fulfilled her quest to find true love, society served as an obstacle. Society was the antagonist of the romantic comedy because Lucy’s decisions were restricted due to the norms of the English society. The divisive boundaries of the social class dominated Lucy as she struggled with an internal conflict to decide upon revealing the truth …show more content…
Within the novel, Forster includes characters such as, Cecil Vyse, whose motive is to contradict Lucy on her point of view because of her feminine characteristics. When Lucy and Cecil were discussing Mr. Eager’s intention of murdering his wife, Cecil laughed at her “feminine inconsequence,” (114) because he misapprehended Lucy’s reasoning. Forster critiqued that because Lucy was a female, Cecil underestimated her by thinking that she lacked the ability to reason accurately. Forster also exposed that Lucy was obligated to break off her engagement with Cecil because of his impudent thoughts. Lucy’s justified decision highlights another theme that major transformations lead to personal discovery. Lucy can be defined thorough this secondary theme because she transformed intellectually after witnessing the disrespect that she derived from Cecil. Not only did she comprehend the truth about Cecil being “absolutely intolerable,” (194) she visualized her inner self by realizing what a blunder she had committed by suppressing her love for George. As a result, Lucy discovered the leading suitor for herself, which signified her personal development. Forster emphasized Lucy as a heroine because she altered from a product of her social environment to a new self-aware
E.M. Forster Edwardian Era
Theme: The central theme of the novel can be characterized by exemplifying that true love cannot be hindered by the views of society. Forster portrayed that as Lucy Honeychurch fulfilled her quest to find true love, society served as an obstacle. Society was the antagonist of the romantic comedy because Lucy’s decisions were restricted due to the norms of the English society. The divisive boundaries of the social class dominated Lucy as she struggled with an internal conflict to decide upon revealing the truth …show more content…
Within the novel, Forster includes characters such as, Cecil Vyse, whose motive is to contradict Lucy on her point of view because of her feminine characteristics. When Lucy and Cecil were discussing Mr. Eager’s intention of murdering his wife, Cecil laughed at her “feminine inconsequence,” (114) because he misapprehended Lucy’s reasoning. Forster critiqued that because Lucy was a female, Cecil underestimated her by thinking that she lacked the ability to reason accurately. Forster also exposed that Lucy was obligated to break off her engagement with Cecil because of his impudent thoughts. Lucy’s justified decision highlights another theme that major transformations lead to personal discovery. Lucy can be defined thorough this secondary theme because she transformed intellectually after witnessing the disrespect that she derived from Cecil. Not only did she comprehend the truth about Cecil being “absolutely intolerable,” (194) she visualized her inner self by realizing what a blunder she had committed by suppressing her love for George. As a result, Lucy discovered the leading suitor for herself, which signified her personal development. Forster emphasized Lucy as a heroine because she altered from a product of her social environment to a new self-aware