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A review by farfallinefairy
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster
3.0
Forster's prose is so gorgeous, I found myself underlining so many phrases and paragraphs because he writes so beautifully. He translates parts of my soul somehow. I really appreciated his keen humour and satire. The novel comments a lot on sexism and the roles women have in society. I also really enjoyed the symbolism of views, rooms, the way certain characters gravitate towards the indoors and outdoors, and how Forster uses this for character sketching.
I would have liked to see more character development, independence, and freedom in Lucy. Many of her thoughts and experiences were limited because she is a woman, something Forster continuously draws our attention to throughout the novel. However, Lucy never really truely breaks away from this in my opinion. He touches on this subject so clearly, that one would expect some apotheosis. I felt frustrated that Lucy often had to be told how she feels instead of being able to navigate this herself, even toward the end. When she does eventually make a choice for herself, it turns out to be 'wrong' too. Is this Foster commenting on the Zeitgeist - how limited women were? Is he indicating that it really wasn't possible for women to have it all ? I would've loved to see him really allow Lucy this freedom, despite that being complicated in itself - a man setting a female character free.
I would have liked to see more character development, independence, and freedom in Lucy. Many of her thoughts and experiences were limited because she is a woman, something Forster continuously draws our attention to throughout the novel. However, Lucy never really truely breaks away from this in my opinion. He touches on this subject so clearly, that one would expect some apotheosis. I felt frustrated that Lucy often had to be told how she feels instead of being able to navigate this herself, even toward the end. When she does eventually make a choice for herself, it turns out to be 'wrong' too. Is this Foster commenting on the Zeitgeist - how limited women were? Is he indicating that it really wasn't possible for women to have it all ? I would've loved to see him really allow Lucy this freedom, despite that being complicated in itself - a man setting a female character free.