Social Classes in "A Room with a View"

A Room with a View is a movie based on E. M. Forster book that presents many class issues under the British stereotype. For me something that stood out for me was that the more intellectual you are, the higher you are on that class. In the beginnings of the 20^th century, arranged marriages are very normal. Some arranged marriages are because of family, aristocracy or money. In the case of the British class system and in the case of this movie, the center of the engagement Cecil and Lucy’s marriage was the intellect. What stood out about Cecil was his passion for books and the only thing about Lucy that called Cecil’s attention was that she played classical music on the piano. But, that’s enough to be happy in a marriage? Well, if we answer that question from a 21 century perspective the answer will be that that’s not enough, but if we transport ourselves to the beginnings of the 20^th century that will be completely normal, it would be the right thing to do. Lucy an open minded young woman was in the middle of what seems right for the society, marry Cecil, a very intellectual man, and following her heart and marry George, a free-spirited man, that doesn’t belong to an aristocrat family. In that period of time classes are more important than in this era. Know marrying the man you love is the common thing the right thing to do, but in Lucy’s time that’s not the reality. Lucy broke the parameters of what’s right or wrong, she destroyed the class ladder from the British society, being the intellect a very important high step in that ladder. If we think of today’s class stereotype is not very different, status prevails our society is one that sometimes has arranged, not by family but for status for yourself, “friendships” and “relationships”.