A Room With A View

I think what I enjoyed most about this book is the fact that it is not just a love story. E.M. Foster tells the reader his opinion on social classes through the presentation of his characters and their interactions. Like when Lucy breaks off her engagement her mother is absolutely repulsed, making the reader see how silly the mother is and people in high classes like her. One character who was very frustrating was Lucy. Foster made continuous comments throughout the book about how Lucy needed to be herself and break away from the rules of society; the reader realizes this, yet Lucy doesn't. One thing I found amusing about Miss Bartlett is her ability to manipulate Lucy's feelings. But she loses it as Lucy begins to realize how foolish society is. Foster's writing still can relate to today's world even after so many years, showing people don't change sometimes.