Lucy Honeychurch Quotes

Lucy Honeychurch is a very quiet young lady, who rarely speaks her mind. This is due in part to her fear that she will misspeak and offend someone with no intention of doing so. Even though she has a lot of freedom in Italy with her companion Charlotte, she is too cautious and shy to grasp all of the opportunities she is presented at first. Even though she does not express herself through her words, she certainly reveals her emotions through her piano playing. She does not simply hit the right notes to play a song; instead she plays certain works of music to show her feelings, both good and bad. Quickly she finds herself in a conflict between her head and her heart. Lucy’s head is telling her to marry and force herself to love George, a wealthy upper class man. …show more content…
Even though George is of a lower social status than that of Cecil, George brings out the adventurous and more out spoken side of Lucy. She has to decide whether breaking societal norms is worth being with her true love. Lucy’s independence and maturity progress as the book does. Likewise, Lucy is so concerned with protecting the emotions of others that she needs to learn how to simply please herself and not everyone around her. Although she is sometimes too naïve for her own well being, her heart ultimately leads her in the right direction. By the end of the novel, Lucy Honeychurch turns out to be a strong and confident young woman who learns the value of making herself