ABSTRACT
A Room with a View, one of E· M· Forster’s early noted works, is created with the background of Italian culture. The heroine Lucy finally breaks through the shackles of tradition to seek her true love through her own efforts. Lucy’s choice towards love and marriage is a deep reflection of Forster’s liberal-humanism. This paper analyses the process, changes and reasons of Lucy’s different views towards love and marriage. When Lucy is confronted with two different men, she represents opposing views of love and marriage. Through this analysis, we could find Forster’s endeavor to search for liberty and harmony in personal relationship.
Keywords：Forster; A Room with a View; love; marriage; liberal- humanism
Content
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction of the author 1
1.2 Introduction of A Room with a View 2
2. Lucy’s view of love and marriage 3
2.1 Reason & status-oriented view of love & marriage 3
2.2 Love & passion-oriented view of love & marriage 4
3. The reasons of transformation of Lucy’s view of love& marriage 7
3.1 External factors 7
3.2 Internal factors 10
4. Conclusion 14
Acknowledgements 16
References 17
