Aug 21, 2008

Maurice | Characters

Although Forster's characters in Maurice generally tend to be heavily biographical (and even autobiographical), they represent the struggle of homosexuals, regardless of the time or social periods in which they live. Maurice, Clive, and Alec search for identities, but as homosexuals they have become aliens within their respective societies. They might not be as fully developed as we expect from Forster's fictional characters, but they rise above being mere stereotypes, and thus help Forster underscore his themes.

Maurice Christopher Hall, eldest of three children (the others...