How Does E M Forster use Humour to Highlight Class Distinction in Chapter One of “A Room with a View”?
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Kate Bystrova How Does E M Forster use Humour to Highlight Class Distinction in Chapter One of "A Room with a View"? A Room with a View was written at the break of the 20th century, at the bow of the Edwardian era. The novel, by E. M. Forster, first strikes one as a typical romance story between the young man George Emerson and the innocent Lucy Honeychurch. However, upon closer investigation subtle controversial views and ideas are brought to light. Edward Morgan Forster was born London in the 19th century. His father, an architect, died when Forster was 2 years old, thus ensuring that his childhood, as well as a large portion of his adult life, was dominated by his overbearing mother and suffocating aunts. The influence the female members of his family had on Foster held sway over his written works and many of his characters therein; take, for example, the...


