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A ROOM WITH A VIEW
BY EDWARD MORGAN FORSTER
University of J.J. Strossmayer in OsijekDepartment of Culturology
Media Culture
Student: aklina Peji
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EDWARD MORGAN FORSTER
January 1, 1879June 7, 1970
English novelist, short story writer, essayist andlibrettis
Class difference and hypocrisy in English society Traveled in Italy and Greece
Where Angels Fear to Tread
The Longest Journey
A Room with a View
A Passage to India
Maurice - 1971
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A ROOM WITH A VIEW
Genrenovel
Time1908
PlaceItaly and England
CharactersLucy Honeychurch, George Emerson,
Cecil Vyse, Charlotte Bartlett, Mr. Emerson, Freddy,
Mrs. Honeychurch, Mr. Beebe, Eleanor Lavish, Miss
Alan
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A ROOM WITH A VIEW
A young woman in the repressed culture
A romance and a critique of English society at the
beginning of the 20th century
Differences between conservative England and
open-minded continental Europe
Forsters most optimistic book
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A ROOM WITH A VIEW
First adaptationtheatre 1975
Film adaptation 1985, by James Ivory
BBC Radio 4 produced a four-part radio drama 1995,
written by David Wade and directed by Glyn Dearman
ITV Networktelevision adaptation in 2007 ( father and
son actors), by Andrew Davies with its own ending
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FILM ADAPTATION, 1985
Even uses novel chapter titles to divide the film intosections.
Awardwinning adaptation
Cast: Helena Bonham-CarterLucy Honeychurch
Julian SandsGeorge Emerson
Daniel Day-LewisCecil Vyse
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Lucy Honeychurch
Her piano skills show that she has potential for greatpassions
Breaks the social codes that are expected of her Chooses to follow the true instincts of love
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George Emerson
Passionate desire for truth, even though at thebeginning he considers life not worth living
Encourages Lucy to leave Cecil and follows herheart
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Cecil Vyse
Dislikable character
Despises all the
country people, uglythings and cheerfulmusic
He has an apstract
vision of Lucy andthere is no such thingas love in his life / self-conscious
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Freddy
Lucy's younger brother
Lighthearted, loves tennis, swimming and the study
of anatomy Dislikes Cecil and likes George.
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SUMMARY
Lucy Honeychurch visits Italy under the charge ofher older cousin Charlotte. At their guesthouse, inFlorence, they are given rooms that dont look over
the river Arno as promised. Mr. Emerson generously offers them the rooms
belonging to himself and his son George. AlthoughCharlotte is offended by Mr. Emerson's lack of tactshe finally does agree to the switch
Later that day, Mr. Beebe watches Lucyspassionate piano playing and predicts thatsomeday she will live her life with the same passion.
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In her walk to the Piazza Signoria
Lucy suddenly witnesses the
murder. George happens to be
nearby and catches her when
she faints. On their way home,
he kisses her, much to her
surprise. She keeps his rash
behavior a secret, telling it onlyto Charlotte.
On a country outing in the hills,
Lucy wanders in search of Mr.
Beebe, but the Italian cab driver
leads her instead to George.George sees her and again
kisses her, but this time Charlotte
sees him. She leaves with Lucy
for Rome the next day.
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In Rome, Lucy spends time with Cecil Vyse, whom she
knew in England. He proposes to her twice in Italy and she
rejects him both times. But third time, back home, she
accepts.
There is a small villa available for rent in the town and
Cecil offers it to the Emersons, whom he meets by chance
in a museum. They take him up on the offer and move in.
George plays tennis with the
Honeychurches on a Sunday While
Cecil reads from a book by Miss
Lavish, a woman who also stayed
with Lucy and Charlotte at thepension in Florence. The novel
records a kiss among violets, and
Lucy realizes that Charlotte let the
secret out. In a moment alone,
George kisses her again
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Lucy tells him to leave, but George insists that Cecil is not
the right man for her, characterizing Cecil as controlling
and appreciative of things rather than people. Lucy sees
Cecil in a new light, and breaks off her engagement
that night.
However, Lucy wants to stay unmarried and travel to
Greece with the Miss Alans. She meets old Mr. Emerson
by chance, who insists that she should marry George
because it is what her soul truly wants. Lucy realizes he isright, marries George. The book ends with the happy
couple staying together in the Florence pension again,
in a room with a view.
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PLEASE, READ THE TEXT AND
SUMMARIZE IT IN A FEW
SENTENCES.
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Lucy and Charlotte are angry and disappointedbecause they did not get the rooms that were
promised to them. During the dinner, Mr. Emersonoffers them to switch the rooms with him and his
son. Charlotte is offended by Mr. Emerson's lack oftact and rejects the offer.
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VOCABULARY
A) COURTYARD
B) NOOK
C) PEEVISH
D) WRANGLE
E) ILL-BRED
F) CHAPERONE
Badly trained and rude
Argue noisily One who travels with
an unmarried woman
Open space
surrounded by walls Corner, small place
Angry, annoyed
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VOCABULARY
A) COURTYARD
B) NOOK
C) PEEVISH
D) WRANGLE
E) ILL-BRED
F) CHAPERONE
Badly trained and rude
Argue noisily One who travels with
an unmarried woman
Open space
surrounded by walls Corner, small place
Angry, annoyed
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How much the view is important to you on yourholiday?
Do you consider England conservative today as itwas during the past? How does life in Englandcompares with life in Italy or any other continentalEuropean country?
Where would you like to travel? Why?
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AND THAT WOULD BE ALL...
THANK YOU!
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