a room with a view

Question 1

“she promised us south rooms with a view… instead of which here are north rooms” pg3

Answer 1

has literal significance which becomes metaphorical

Question 2

“she knew the intruder was ill-bred, even before glancing at him” pg4

Answer 2

shift in focalisation, narrator is mocking the english

Question 3

“now the old man attacked miss bartlet almost violently” pg5

Answer 3

hyperbole of charlottes attitudes, comic effect

Question 4

“no one would take him as a clergy man” pg10

Answer 4

suggest members of church uphold a negative rep

Question 5

” have you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate and yet at the same time beautiful” pg 11

Answer 5

views on female beauty

Question 6

“free him from all superstitions and ignorance that lead men to hate one another in the name of God” pg27

Answer 6

cricisism of religion, question/ challenge of authority

Question 7

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 “

Answer 7

allusion to A.E housman

Question 8

pg34 “somewhat chilly in his attitude towards the other sex preferred to be interested rather than enthralled”

Answer 8

subtle implication that mr. beebe is homosexual. Froster was gay .
maurice - novel about a gay relationship published 1971

Question 9

what is something interesting about the link between chapter 3 and chapter 4

Answer 9

no lapse in time, narrative continues smoothly from chap3

Question 10

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”

Answer 10

• trope of medieval literature
  criticisation of characters like charlotte who are old fashioned and outdated

Question 11

“lucy does not stand for the medieval lady” pg41

Answer 11

archetype she doesnt feel alligned with.
she is the epitome/ symbol of a more edwardian, liberal lady

Question 12

what type of painting is the birth of venus

Answer 12

nude. rennaisance painting

Question 13

“neptune was already unsubstantial in the twilight” pg 41

Answer 13

rennaisance.
neptune ; god of sea reference to methology.
twilight= referred to as ‘ fairyhour’

Question 14

pg45 “ she stopped and leant the elbows against her parapet of the embankment. he did likewise “

Answer 14

mirroring body lang.
suggests mutual connection and synchrony

Question 15

pg 48 “ the river was a lion that morning in strength, voice and colour “

Answer 15

reflects Lucys inward emotion. foster uses this to show lucy strong emotion for george

Question 16

pg 48 “ for a moment she understood the nature of ghosts “

Answer 16

goerge haunting her thoughts

Question 17

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”

Answer 17

METAFICTION. miss lavish outlines exactly what froster is doing.
froster is speaking through character

Question 18

pg 54 “ how wonderfully people rise these days “

Answer 18

edwardian era - rise in social mobility, people could change their social status. this didnt exist in the victorian era

Question 19

” looked them over for a day or 2”

Answer 19

expect to be treated like royalty, have a certain view of what is proper

Question 20

pg61 “Lucy elegantly dressed in white”

Answer 20

white- purity, foreshadows a future transformation

Question 21

“violets, like other things existed in great profusion, there would she like to see them”

Answer 21

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

Question 22

pg61 “ she looked on the expedition as the work of fate”

Answer 22

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’

Question 23

what is the mythical allusion nd significance of the italian couple ; 1) persephone

Answer 23

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

Question 24

what is the mythical allusion of the use of Phaethon chapter 6 ; italian couple

Answer 24

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

Question 25

are the italian couples foiles to lucy and george

Answer 25

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

Question 26

pg65 " it is not victory, its defeat. you have parted two people who were happy " - Mr emerson " dont go fighting against the spring"

Answer 26

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

Question 27

what does the " war not with the may " reference

Answer 27

italian poet ; lorenzo

Question 28

pg 66 " do you suppose there is any difference in spring in nature and spring in man " - mr eager

Answer 28

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 "

Question 29

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 "

Answer 29

lucy is confused, desires to revert right back to be told what to think and feel

Question 30

"Mr Beebe indeed noticing her startled eyes at dinner time , had again passed to himself the remark of too much Beethoven "

Answer 30

lucys emotional state is accurate and evident / ackonowledgable

Question 31

"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 "

Answer 31

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

Question 32

"the river was a lion that morning, in strength voice and colour"

Answer 32

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

Question 33

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 "

Answer 33

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

Question 34

"her heart warmed towards him for te first time" chapter 4

Answer 34

her ability to feel without restraint or concern regarding propriety

Question 35

"complained.. one man was stabbed and another held her in her arms" "wings seemed to flutter inside of her"

Answer 35

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

Question 36

"nothing ever happens to me "

Answer 36

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

Question 37

what mythical allusion is portrayed in chapter 6

Answer 37

perpesphone ( used to create atmosphere and enhance central theme of awakening) and phaeton ( used to create humour about the young and reckless driver )

Question 38

who is perpesphone

Answer 38

greek mythology, goddess of the underworld, send their to rule with hades . permitted to return to her marj Demeter once a year in spring represents rebirth and renewal + cycle of life. trip takes place in spring;represents lucys metaphorical rebirth

Question 39

who is phaethon

Answer 39

son of helios , the sun God . his role was to drive the sun chariot across the sky to mark the passing of each day . Helius was reckless and careless driver . used to create characterisation around the young italian male who drives the english tourists into the countryside for the trip perhaps he couldbe a foreshadowing tool for Georges prospective reckless and impulsive nature.

Question 40

what is Lucys attitude towards the events with George

Answer 40

disorientated, confused , avoiding him, refused to continue any intimacy w him , unable to decipher her own feelings notion that 'fate' has interceded and brought them together 'celestial irony' this concept mirrors the infamous notion that lovers can and are brought together by factors outside of their control in other texts ' star to every wadnring barke' sonnet 116

Question 41

what is the significance of the italian couples

Answer 41

FOIL to lucy and george physically affectionate and emotionally expressive lucy feels almost envious . contrasts with the repressive and contaminated nature of their relationship foster uses them to counterpart G and L , thereby showing us lucys true emotions

Question 42

would it be wise to argue that Mr Emerson is a romantic

Answer 42

fights for the young couple, states ' dont go fighting against the Spring' ie. whats meant to be should be accepted and surrendered to. lexis 'spring' upholds a distinctive significance as it is in spring when these events are taking place . an indirect instruction for lucy and george to seize the day " carpre diem"

Question 43

how is Mr eager presented in the novel

Answer 43

opinionated and dogmatic makes unfound allegations about Mr Emerson murdering his wife in chapter 5 chapter 6= claims it to be a ' victory' when the young couple are made to go their seperate ways his judgmental and constraining attitude is reminiscent in the way organised religion is portrayed by Blake in the Garden of Love ' Thou shall not writ on the door'

Question 44

what was the atmospheric imagery in chap 6

Answer 44

-reminiscent of rennaisance art; shes presented as a divine angelic entity in a white dress and being 'enveloped in light and beauty'. reinforced with the references to greek mythology and characters - landscape covered in blanket of violets ' blue waves' 'spots of azure foam' 'rivulets and streams' ' the primal source whence beauty gushed out to water the earth' water imagery ' gushed' reminiscent of the river Arno in previous chapters . we know froster uses this to indicate Lucys strong emotions landscape and tranquility reflective of her mind and emotions

Question 45

what about chapter 9- relationsjip/ kiss with cecil

Answer 45

wood- kiss takes place in limited light title of the chapter has connotations of objectification. It becomes evident that Cecil perceives Lucy as an object rather than a person—a hollow figure devoid of emotion, agency, or individuality. She exists in his gaze primarily as an aesthetic entity, valued for her beauty rather than her humanity. the buildings mentioned in this chapter are ' gothic' suggesting the medieval as opposed to rennaisance

Question 46

compare setting and sound in chapter 6 ( with G) compared to chap 9 ( w cecil)

Answer 46

chapter 6; - italian countryside in the spring = rennaisance meadow - still and tranquil reflecting Lucys state of mind , for once not in conflict 'gushing ' of the 'primal source' reminds us of the river arno which is used to represent her strong emotion chapter 9; english countryside ' the Sacred lake' the setting would suggest a quiet location . the 'whispering pines 110' the leadup to the kiss is filled with dialogue between them; awkwardness and formality between them. ' she stammered' = onomatopoeia conveys maladroitness

Question 47

difference in colours and light used in chap6 and chap 9

Answer 47

c6; -violet , blue ,brown. white dress; full of life -light plays an important role in continuining the angelic theme c9; - crimson, gold green. autumn? all representative of subdued colour associated with medieval art - light has almost been muted . darkness show lack of passion

Question 47

difference in the kiss between george and cecil

Answer 47

george; spontaneous . he acts on impulse . suggests genuine feeling and passion cecil; ' a failure' formality, out of obligation . business like transactio

Question 47

compare the symbols in chap6 and chap 9

Answer 47

chap6; repeated reference of spring greek mythology ; perpesphone and phaethon; associated with spring and fate spring= freedom and liberalism , rebirth . still of the meadow represents stillness and lack of conflict within luc chapter 9; road/ wood - represents convention. lucy behaves conventionally in cecils presence room/ view ; lucy associating cecil with a room reflects the rigidity and old fashioned nature of his character autumn; associated with death and decay puddle ; represent the shallow nature of their relationship and its superficiality in contrast to the abundance of water in c6

Question 48

difference in the role played with other characters in c6 compared with c9

Answer 48

c6; the young italian couple ; counterpoint l and g , what they coudve been if it wasnt for the desire for societal acceptance . expressiveness stark contrast with lucys restriction c9; lucys reference to the emersons is indicitive to that shes possibly been thinking about george . another example of froster showing rather than telling

Question 49

similiarities in the first kiss between L and G and C and G

Answer 49

- water imagery is used in both; represents varying degrees of emotion "gushing"- passion. "puddle" a lack thereof. - natural setting used in both, connotations of romanticisism -lucys behaviour is influenced by the males in the chapter , plays along with kiss in chapter 6. + mirrors inexpressiveness of cecil in c9 ' she gave such a business like lift to her veil ' -structure; both kisses occur at the end of the chapter . previous sections influence nature of them - chapter ending refect its impact ( one

Question 50

what are the differences between the kisses between l and G and l and C

Answer 50

- lucy and cecil have attended a garden party in the neighbourhood, a pre arranged outing contrasts to lucy avoiding behaviour towards george; it being 'fate' bringing them together -ones in a meadow and one is in the woods , light vs dark -seasons are different and imagery is affect; one with george is strongly linked with the rennaisance and spring ( celestial images ) - tranquil atmosphere in c6 reflective of Lucys emotional state, incoherent aqnd meaningless dialogue in c6- awkwardness and robotic -c9 - more prosaic due to the dialogue and lead up

Question 51

" the garden of eden which you place in the past is really yet to come, we will enter it when we no longer despise our bodies"

Answer 51

- garden of eden is a quintessential . void of pain and suffering - adam and eve realise their nakesness and become shames. from here humanity was to suffer and feel pain -a return to natural appreciation of our bodies will mean a new age of quality and liberty for humanity - mr emerson belief that is it yetto come= hopeful in tone and outlook ts only possible when manand girl equal - suffragetes actively campagining at the time of ts novel - froster and bloomsbury group members were in support for votes for womenn