a room with a view Flashcards
“she promised us south rooms with a view… instead of which here are north rooms” pg3
has literal significance which becomes metaphorical
“she knew the intruder was ill-bred, even before glancing at him” pg4
shift in focalisation, narrator is mocking the english
“now the old man attacked miss bartlet almost violently” pg5
hyperbole of charlottes attitudes, comic effect
“no one would take him as a clergy man” pg10
suggest members of church uphold a negative rep
” have you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate and yet at the same time beautiful” pg 11
views on female beauty
“free him from all superstitions and ignorance that lead men to hate one another in the name of God” pg27
cricisism of religion, question/ challenge of authority
the poem on page28 “ from far, from eve and morning and you twelve winded sky, the stuff of life to knit me blew ither here am i “
allusion to A.E housman
pg34 “somewhat chilly in his attitude towards the other sex preferred to be interested rather than enthralled”
subtle implication that mr. beebe is homosexual. Froster was gay .
maurice - novel about a gay relationship published 1971
what is something interesting about the link between chapter 3 and chapter 4
no lapse in time, narrative continues smoothly from chap3
pg40 “ there is so much that is immortal in this medieval lady . the dragons have gone, and so have the knights but she still lingers in our midst”
- trope of medieval literature
criticisation of characters like charlotte who are old fashioned and outdated
“lucy does not stand for the medieval lady” pg41
archetype she doesnt feel alligned with.
she is the epitome/ symbol of a more edwardian, liberal lady
what type of painting is the birth of venus
nude. rennaisance painting
“neptune was already unsubstantial in the twilight” pg 41
rennaisance.
neptune ; god of sea reference to methology.
twilight= referred to as ‘ fairyhour’
pg45 “ she stopped and leant the elbows against her parapet of the embankment. he did likewise “
mirroring body lang.
suggests mutual connection and synchrony
pg 48 “ the river was a lion that morning in strength, voice and colour “
reflects Lucys inward emotion. foster uses this to show lucy strong emotion for george
pg 48 “ for a moment she understood the nature of ghosts “
goerge haunting her thoughts
pg50 “ i shall introduce some humorous characters. and let me give you all a fair warning. i intend to be unmerciful to the british tourist”
METAFICTION. miss lavish outlines exactly what froster is doing.
froster is speaking through character
pg 54 “ how wonderfully people rise these days “
edwardian era - rise in social mobility, people could change their social status. this didnt exist in the victorian era
” looked them over for a day or 2”
expect to be treated like royalty, have a certain view of what is proper
pg61 “Lucy elegantly dressed in white”
white- purity, foreshadows a future transformation
“violets, like other things existed in great profusion, there would she like to see them”
overwhelming sense of natures beauty, reflects her emotions
violets- symbol of georges love and progressive development of their relationship
violents - traditionally associated with romanance, awakanining and love
pg61 “ she looked on the expedition as the work of fate”
sense of divine intervention.
fate has bought them together in order to avoid celestial irony.
this concept mirrors the notion of lovers being bought together by forces beyond their control in other texts like Sonnet 116 ‘star to every wandring bark’
what is the mythical allusion nd significance of the italian couple ; 1) persephone
Persephone- greek mythology is the goddess of the underworld, sent their to rule with Hades ( god of underworld and king of dead )
she was allowed to return to her mother Demeter,(goddess of harvest ) once a year in spring .
represents rebirth and renewal + cycle of life .
the trip takes place in spring- significant of Lucys metaphorical rebirth and awakening
what is the mythical allusion of the use of Phaethon chapter 6 ; italian couple
Phaethon- greek mythology
son of Helius ( god of sun), his job was to drive the sun chariot across the sky to mark the passing of each day . he loses control and nearly burns the earth down causing Zeus ( King of gods, ruler of the sky, god of thunder )to strike him down with a thunderbolt.
froster uses him to create characterisation around the young italian male who drives the english tourists into the coutnryside for their trip + may be foreshadowing to mark georges future impulsivness
are the italian couples foiles to lucy and george
Foil- ( character who contrasts with the protaganist to highlight the protagonists traits )
yes becuase they are physically affectionate and emotionally expressive. lucy feels envious as she and george are overly restrictive and repressed by other characters . froster uses ts to indirectly show us Lucys true feelings
pg65 “ it is not victory, its defeat. you have parted two people who were happy “ - Mr emerson
” dont go fighting against the spring”
mr emerson fights for young couple, tries to intervene
dont fight fate , let things be
suggests he believes in the notions of loves fate introduced prior .
could be pointed, indirect instruction to seize the day and act upon their feelings
what does the “ war not with the may “ reference
italian poet ; lorenzo
pg 66 “ do you suppose there is any difference in spring in nature and spring in man “ - mr eager
hes very victorian in his attitudes , overly opinionated ( he made very serious allegations that mr emerson killed his wife chapter 5 )
controlling, judgemental , protentious and lacks grace.
claims it to be a ‘victory’ when the young italian couple are seperated
his attitudes is reminicent in the way in which organised religion is portrayed in the garden of love - blake “ thou shall not writ on the door “
chapter 5; “ it was too dreadfull not to know whether she was thinking right or wrong “
“this solitude oppressed her , she was accustomed to have her thoughts confirmed by others “
lucy is confused, desires to revert right back to be told what to think and feel
“Mr Beebe indeed noticing her startled eyes at dinner time , had again passed to himself the remark of too much Beethoven “
lucys emotional state is accurate and evident / ackonowledgable
“no charlotte but i am most certainly coming with you”
“for a moment she understood the nature of ghosts “ pg 48
“it was tiresome for charlotte to stop exactly where she did “
” since she could not unravel the tangle she should take care not to reenter it “
she wants to go with charlotte only to avoid george but tht doesnt help as charlotte takes her everywhere they went. lucy cant escape the spectre of what occured
“the river was a lion that morning, in strength voice and colour”
reference to river in zoomorphic terms echos the “roar of an unexpected melody” at the end of the encounter with george in the end of chapter 3 .
froster uses the river to denote lucys strong emotion
pg52 “ of the many things lucy was noticing today , not the least remarkable as this; the ghoulish fashion in which respectable people will nibble after blood , george emerson has kept the subject strangely pure “
lucy realises that respectability is much more than the superificial codes of behaviour.
lucy begins to see victorian characters as much more distateful
mr froster highlights this nto the reader in chapter 1 after mr emerson offers a room exchange and they concluded that he was rude
george is showing her a different view to things through this froster is extending the idea that she cannot escape thoughts of george
“her heart warmed towards him for te first time” chapter 4
her ability to feel without restraint or concern regarding propriety
“complained.. one man was stabbed and another held her in her arms”
“wings seemed to flutter inside of her”
indicates stabbing and being held in the arms of george is of equal significance to lucy
emotinal reaction beyond the physical: sense of divine
levis ‘seemed’ suggests uncertainty , lack of understanding of this new emotion. lack of definitive statement
“nothing ever happens to me “
ironic. foreshadowing
overall the chapter 4opens and closes w reference to music : lucy sense of freedom and emotional expression. subtle way of conveying passion and talent
