A Room With A View Character Analysis

The most significant developmental progress of the whole history of the Western culture happened during the 20th century, the field of politics, science, technology and economics rapidly changed and new phenomena enriched the culture. The British author E.M. Foster contributed to this period of progress writing some of the greatest novels about this chaotic century. His most well-known novel – A Room with a View was published in the very beginning of the century.
Forster in his book presents the history of a young lady, Lucy Honeychurch, who is a member of upper-middle class. The whole novel is devoted to Lucy’s struggle to find her place in the society and to understand who she is and want she wants. Her inner conflict is about the choice
Cecil looks more admired through general people. As Mrs. Honeychurch said, “he’s good, he’s clever, he’s rich, he’s well-connected…and he has beautiful manners.” George is the opposite of Cecil. He is kind and intelligent but Charlotte describes him as “thoroughly unrefined. . . . with deplorable antecedents and education.” George’s father abuse everyone because the lack of decency. George doesn’t have such money as his opponent so he should work for a living. Moreover, he is desperate at well-mannered discussions. He suffers in the lack of manners. To truly be his father’s son, George doesn’t believe in anything that comes with the social contract – that is, he’s not into religion, or political correctness, or saying things he doesn’t mean. He does believe in fate and wonders what his own is. He’s looking for meaning in life. We meet him in dissatisfied and confused
The room represents the limited side of him and his suffocating society. On the other side, George stands for open relationship where will be a wide world of exciting possibilities. To sum it up, Lucy made a final decision and chooses to stay with George, her future husband. The last impetus which Lucy needed to be able to transform into an independent, strong heroine was given by Mr. Emerson (George’s father). In hear deepest tearful and heart-warning debate Mr. Emerson helps her to do the last step of this transformation and accept who she is in reality without the influence of the surrounding. Being a clever man, Mr. Emerson understands her real intention and the force which made her to finish her relations with Cecil. He opens her eyes to the fact that has genuine affection to George. Lucy loses her determination to oppose her passion and overcomes the influence of the judging society. She gather the courage to tell her family that she loves George and she wants to be with him, she refuses to follow the artificially established rules of the higher class and accepts her true desire and accomplishes the long process of