The world is full of comparisons. Nothing is ever just what it is. “This tastes like….”, “have you ever been told you look like…..”. A Room With A View by E.M. Forster captures this idea perfectly. Lucy Honeychurch is a proper young lady being brought up in Surrey, England. She is modest and an excellent pianist. George Emerson is a brooding Englishman who says what he thinks without a second thought and strongly believes in fate. The two polar opposites met in Italy whilst on vacation in Florence.
Only being about a thousand miles apart, Florence, Italy and Surrey, England, could not be more different. Being brought up in England, Lucy was taught to hold her tongue, to speak when spoken too, and to always be a gentlewoman. At the beginning of the novel, when Lucy and her cousin Charlotte are at the dining table complaining about the absence of their view, Charlotte silences Lucy when she tries to speak (Page 4). This showcases how strictly enforced the proper behaviors of women were in Britain during the early 20th century.
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If a single character could portray each of the countries, England would be Charlotte, and Florence would be George Emerson. The two can be compared as both being architecturally beautiful as well as situationally intriguing. Both places have something different to offer. Go to Italy for a holiday filled with new ways of life and breathtaking sights to see, and go back home to Surrey for the simplicity of everyday life. Tea in the afternoon followed by a walk in the garden. Lucy accepts her engagement to Cecil because he is a safety net. He is predictable and boring and the epitome of everything that consists of Lucy's life in England. Lucy breaks off her engagement to Cecil because George is everything he is not. Emerson is romantic, charming, adventurous, bold, and wants Lucy for herself, not just as a prized possession which were Cecil's subconscious
Only being about a thousand miles apart, Florence, Italy and Surrey, England, could not be more different. Being brought up in England, Lucy was taught to hold her tongue, to speak when spoken too, and to always be a gentlewoman. At the beginning of the novel, when Lucy and her cousin Charlotte are at the dining table complaining about the absence of their view, Charlotte silences Lucy when she tries to speak (Page 4). This showcases how strictly enforced the proper behaviors of women were in Britain during the early 20th century.
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If a single character could portray each of the countries, England would be Charlotte, and Florence would be George Emerson. The two can be compared as both being architecturally beautiful as well as situationally intriguing. Both places have something different to offer. Go to Italy for a holiday filled with new ways of life and breathtaking sights to see, and go back home to Surrey for the simplicity of everyday life. Tea in the afternoon followed by a walk in the garden. Lucy accepts her engagement to Cecil because he is a safety net. He is predictable and boring and the epitome of everything that consists of Lucy's life in England. Lucy breaks off her engagement to Cecil because George is everything he is not. Emerson is romantic, charming, adventurous, bold, and wants Lucy for herself, not just as a prized possession which were Cecil's subconscious