A Room With A View by Edward Morgan Forster Essay -- EM Forster A Roo

The Subtle HeroineA Room with a View, by Edward Morgan Forster, presents the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young woman belonging to slope high society. Foster places this young maiden in a state of conflict between the snobbery of her class, the suitable and traditional views and advice offered by various family members and friends, and her true kernels desire. This conflict forces Lucy Honeychurch to choose between convention and passion (Bantam Intro-back c over), and throws her into a state of internal struggle, as she must sift through the elements of her social conditioning and acknowledge them from her true emotions and desires. Foster develops and utilizes Lucys internal struggle as a means of transforming her from a petty young woman to a subtle heroine.Lucy Honeychurch is introduced to the contributor as a somewhat petty young woman, obviously ignorant to the ways of the world, who is being chaperoned by her cousin, Charlotte Barlett, while vacationing in Italy. Numerous conversations over matters of dress, the acceptability of various pieces of furniture, and others vacations, suggest the snobbish nature of both Lucy and Charlotte. In fact, matters of convention encompass Lucys life until George Emersons caddish, hitherto never the less passionate, display of affection in the bed of violets throws her into an internal struggle of transformation. Georges powerful advice, Courage and love (p.66), uttered just in the first place he kisses Lucy, gives ...