A Room with a View (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: E. M. Forster
- First Published: 1908
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early 1900’s
- Setting: Florence, Italy, and Surrey, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Emotions, England or English people, Italy or Italians
- Locales: London, England, Florence, Italy, Surrey, England
Characters Discussed
Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman. As a traveler in Italy, she is disappointed that her room at the pension has no view. Unwillingly, she changes rooms with Mr. Emerson and his son, George, whom she regards as ill bred. For the rest of her stay abroad and back at home in England, she tries to stifle her attraction to George. Finally, she is led by Mr. Emerson to acknowledge her love for his son, and she starts to live the truth she has learned, by marrying him.
Mr. Emerson, an Englishman. Aware of Lucy Honeychurch’s love for his son George, he...
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