A Room with a View
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20
Themes
All Themes Society, Manners, and Changing Social Norms Sexism and Women’s Roles Honesty Education and Independence Love Beauty
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Lucy Honeychurch Charlotte Bartlett George Emerson Mr. Emerson Mr. Beebe Miss Lavish The Miss Alans Mr. Eager Mrs. Honeychurch Cecil Vyse
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All Symbols Indoors, Outdoors and Views The Sacred Lake
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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A Room with a View

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E. M. Forster

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Society, Manners, and Changing Social Norms Theme Icon
    Society, Manners, and Changing Social Norms
  • Sexism and Women’s Roles Theme Icon
    Sexism and Women’s Roles
  • Honesty Theme Icon
    Honesty
  • Education and Independence Theme Icon
    Education and Independence
  • Love Theme Icon
    Love
  • Beauty Theme Icon
    Beauty
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Lucy Honeychurch
  • Charlotte Bartlett
  • George Emerson
  • Mr. Emerson
  • Mr. Beebe
  • Miss Lavish
  • The Miss Alans
  • Mr. Eager
  • Mrs. Honeychurch
  • Cecil Vyse
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Indoors, Outdoors and Views Symbol Icon
    Indoors, Outdoors and Views
  • The Sacred Lake Symbol Icon
    The Sacred Lake
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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Fredericksen, Erik. "A Room with a View." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 18 Jun 2014. Web. 12 Jun 2025.


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Fredericksen, Erik. "A Room with a View." LitCharts LLC, June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/a-room-with-a-view.

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