Part 1 of Essay
, by Edward Morgan Foster, presents the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young woman belonging to English “high society.” Foster places this young maiden in a state of conflict between the snobbery of her class, the “suitable and traditional” views and advice offered by various family members and friend ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... vacationing in Italy. Numerous conversations over matters of dress, the acceptability of various pieces of furniture, and other’s vacations, suggest the snobbish nature of both Lucy and Charlotte. In fact, matters of convention encompass Lucy’s life until George Emerson’s “caddish,” yet never the less passionate, display of affection in the bed of violets throws her into an internal struggle of transformation. George’s powerful advice, “Courage and love (p.66),” ut ....