Ch. VIII -- "Mediaeval"
1. Explain the significance of the title. (Hint: see the bottom of page 31 and the top of page 71).
2. Assuming that Cecil's reference to Lucy as "like a woman of Leonardo da Vinci's" refers to the Mona Lisa... what the heck does it/he mean? (Paragraph on 72 that begins "He had known Lucy for several years...")
Ch. IX -- Lucy as a Work of Art"
3. Again, explain the significance of the title.
4. Look back at page 86 -- Lucy and Cecil talk about the taking the "road" vs. walking through the woods. Then, Cecil says "Why is it, Lucy, that you always say the road? Do you know that you have never once been with me in the fields or the wood since we were engaged?" Later, Lucy says of/to Cecil "When I think of you, it's always as in a room. How funny!" What do you make of this?
5. Analyze the kiss between Cecil and Lucy (bottom 87, top 88), and compare/contrast it to the kiss with George (page 55).
6. Regarding the title, how so? What does this mean?
7. Look at the paragraph at the top of page 90 that begins "But in Italy
Ch. XI -- "In Mrs. Vyse's Well-Appointed Flat"
8. Towards the middle of page 99, find the line that says, " 'Lucy is becoming wonderful -- wonderful.' " This is Mrs. Vyse speaking to her son. What does she mean by this? Note any irony in the statement/observation? Also note a few paragraphs down when Cecil describes his "formula" for an ideal children's education.
9. Read the last paragraph of the chapter, page 100. Note the style, structure and content of this paragraph, esp. in contrast to what we've seen elsewhere. What do you make of this?
Ch. XII -- "Twelfth Chapter"
10. Analyze the title of this chapter. KIDDING. What do you make of the scene where Freddy, George and Mr. Beebe have a "bathe" at the "Sacred Lake
11. In light of the "bathing" scene, what do you make of the last paragraph of the chapter, on page 108? How might the temporary change in the Sacred Lake
Ch. XIII -- "How Miss Bartlett's Boiler Was So Tiresome"
12. Take a look at the second paragraph on page 111, beginning with " 'We mustn't be unjust to people.' " Explain and expand.
13. Take a look at the paragraph on page 113 that begins " 'She was a novelist.' " What does this paragraph reveal about the story thus far, but also (perhaps) about A Room With A View itself. Do you take this as some sort of message from the author himself?
Ch. XIV -- "How Lucy Faced the External Situation Bravely"
14. Regarding the title, explain what you think is meant by the "external situation" of the title, and, by contrast, what you think the "internal" situation is that she faces, perhaps not-so-bravely?
15. Note well the last paragraph of the chapter, on page 120. Strange authorial voice here -- a direct address to the reader(s). What do you make of it? Explain and expand.
DUE: Responses need to be posted to the blog by the end of class on Monday, October 6th. I will reserve time in a computer lab at the end of this week for you to record your blog responses, but you won't have time to think up and "answer" the questions in 40 minutes, so you'll want and need to do that beforehand.
5. The kiss between Lucy and Cecil is different than the kiss of Lucy and George because before they kiss Cecil asks if he may kiss her because he hasn't up to this moment. George on the other hand just spontaneously kissed Lucy which caught her off guard. Also the kiss between Lucy and Cecil was just a kiss and had no meaning because it was a failure and the kiss between Lucy and George did mean something.
ReplyDelete3. The chapter Title "Lucy as a Work of Art" refers to Cecil and Lucy. Cecil is dissatisfied with Lucy's hometown but Lucy's hometown means a lot to her. Cecil wants Lucy to become more like him so he tries to shape her like an artist would shape a sculpture or paint a painting.
The title Cecil as a humorist relates to the joke Cecil is playing on Lucy. Cecil brings George back into Lucy's life which is a cruel thing of him to do. Having George in her life will bring back the feelings she has been trying to get rid of since she returned from Italy.
1. The chapter title Mediaeval is significant because Cecil is introduced. Cecil is Gothic, humorless, and ruthless which represent Mediaeval times. Lucy on the other hand represents an enlightenment figure, the exact opposite of Cecil. This chapter title is important because it introduces the idea of the Middle Ages (Mediaeval) vs. The Age of Enlightenment.
The title Cecil as a humorist response is number 6.
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ReplyDelete2. When Cecil refers to Lucy as ‘like a woman of Leonardo da Vinci’s’, I believe he means that Lucy is not by any means a stunningly beautiful woman. She had no distinguishable features that made her desirable. Instead, it was the Lucy she ‘contained’ inside of herself that intrigued others.
Chapter 9.
4. My best interpretation of this scene is that Lucy feels trapped with Cecil. She only pictures him in drawing rooms because she cannot be who she truly desires to be with Cecil. She most certainly relates the outdoors to George, as he embodies everything she wishes she too could be.
5. The kiss between George and Lucy was an act of passion. George did not give any warning to his desires. Cecil on the other hand, was refined, which is exactly what he shouldn’t be when it comes to passion. There was no passion in his kiss. His image in his head of what he should have done to kiss Lucy, is exactly what George did.
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1. I love this description of Italy. I believe this is a monumental moment in the novel that Lucy truly understands her inner desires, and that Cecil does not fulfill these. Italy represents Lucy in her entirety, seeming to be rebellious to the common mind, but beautiful to an open mind.
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ReplyDelete1. In chapter four, it’s mentioned that Lucy does not stand for the medieval lady, which commands a serious attitude in Lucy. It leaves Lucy feeling annoyed because she cannot understand why some things as seen as unladylike. She feels contained because of these restrictions. When Cecil is introducing in the Mediaeval chapter it’s clear he represents all the wrong things for Lucy. He’s basically the walking representation of what’s holding her back. They’re complete opposites.
5. The kiss between Cecil and Lucy was most definitely forced and awkward. Once it was too late, Cecil realized it lacked romance, passion and spontaneity. Lucy was indifferent towards the kiss, not putting forth any passion. The kiss between George and Lucy was completely out of nowhere and it reeked of passion. The kisses made it clear who Lucy is better off with.
10. Once the three men start bathing in the pond, they basically come out of their shells and become comfortable with one another and eventually begin fooling around like they’ve been friends for years. Lucy and Cecil who just happen to stroll up to the situation is further proof she’s being led to George by Capital F-Fate, and she sees yet another reason why George is the man who won’t hold her back.
6. The last paragraph on page 108 describes the pond as returning to its normal size losing its glory. The youthfulness it held still remains. The pond symbolizes youth. Even though it was just for a moment while the men bathed in it, it helps the reader understand the men on a more personal level. Since the youthfulness hasn’t worn off, it could mean more moments like these are in the near future.
1. On page 71, Cecil is referred to as “Mediaeval.” The description reads, “He was mediaeval. Like a Gothic statue … a Gothic statue implies celibacy.” This description recalls one to chapter four, when Lucy refused to relate with mediaeval women. This is the first of the many suggestions that Lucy and Cecil are not right for each other.
ReplyDelete2. If we assume that Cecil is comparing Lucy to the Mona Lisa, it means that Cecil does not see “Lucy the Person” but “Lucy the Idea.” On page 72 it says “She was like a woman of Leonardo da Vinci’s, whom we love not so much for herself as for the things that she will not tell us … no woman of Leonardo’s could have anything so vulgar as a ‘story.’” Cecil does not want a real woman. He want someone classic, respected and empty. Lucy is not this woman because this woman does not exist.
3. When Cecil and Lucy attend the party, they proceed to get into an argument about Mr. Beebe and clergymen in general. When Lucy begins to gossip with Cecil in an attempt to understand him, she tells him the story of Mr. Eager accusing Mr. Harris (Emerson) of killing his wife. Cecil is surprised at Lucy’s “vulgar” speech and thinks for a minute. He decides that it’s okay for Lucy to complain. Every once in awhile. He does not like this side of Lucy because it interferes with his view of her as his “work of art.”
5. Lucy’s kiss with Cecil pales in comparison with her kiss with George. Cecil subconsciously realizes how completely emotionless this kiss was and re-imagines it in a more favorable way. There was clearly nothing more to this kiss, and with George, we do not know exactly what more would have happened between Lucy and George had Miss Charlotte had not found the two in such a compromising position.
3. In chapter nine Lucy mostly see’s Cecil as an indoors type of man. He points out how they have never walked through the fields and the woods together, and finds this curious. Lucy says "When I think of you, it's always as in a room. How funny!" which surprised Cecil.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Lucy see’s Cecil for what he is, the type who prefers the indoors over nature. He grew up in the city unlike her and has less experience with playing games and being out in the wilderness. Lucy looks at him like an urban man who is in the wrong scenery.
5. The kiss between Lucy and Cecil was unexciting and bland. The kiss was described as a “failure”. Throughout the kissing scene all of the negative thoughts were coming out such as “a business-like lift to her veil”, “he found time to wish that he could recoil”, and “his gold pince-nez became dislodged and was flattened between them”. All of these negative thoughts seemed to be coming from Cecil which was strange. You would expect them to come from Lucy, who is trying to figure out her feelings towards another man, but the thoughts are Cecil’s, who was thought to be enchanted by Lucy.
Compared to this kiss, the kiss with George was more magical. Lucy was described by his “as one who had fallen out of heaven”. There was less detail into this kiss but you can tell that it was more enjoyable.
A similarity in the kisses is that they were more in the point of view of Cecil and George. You get both negative and positive thoughts from them but don’t really have Lucy’s opinions on the kisses. I think that the author does this to put the reader in suspense for Lucy’s opinion.
8. When Mrs. Vyse says this she means that Lucy is separating from her family and the Honeychurch ways. Mrs. Vyse is excited because, though they are “most excellent Honeychurch’s”, Lucy is not acting like her mother but is believed to have learned from her visit to Italy. Mrs. Vyse wants Lucy to become one of them.
In Cecil’s formula, he decided that he wanted his children to be educated just like Lucy. He wants his children to be brought “up among honest country folks” and then send them to Italy. Afterwards he believes his children could come to London, not wanting them to be influenced by the London education.
This chapter shows the different opinions of Cecil and Mrs. Vyse on Lucy. Mrs. Vyse wants to change Lucy but Cecil wants to keep her the same but influence his children by her example.
9. At the end of chapter eleven Lucy is listening to the Vyse’s conversation but pretends to have a dream. She is comforted by Mrs. Vyse and then sent back to sleep.
I believe that at the end of this chapter Lucy is starting to have doubts about marrying Cecil. She realizes she does not want the same as Cecil on education for her children and she does not want to change like Mrs. Vyse wants her to. She feels out of place when Mrs. Vyse comforts her. The line “Cecil, whom the cry had not awoke, snored.” Showed that she had expected him to comfort her and be there for her. The line “darkness enveloped the flat” means that she is starting to have many doubts in her head about the marriage.
1. The title of the chapter “Medieval” refers to the difference between Lucy and Cecil. On page 31, Lucy is thinking of how she does not embody the medieval woman, who stayed in a beautiful but uneventful castle, while the men of the time went on glorious adventures. One of the first descriptions we get of Cecil in the novel is that he is medieval. “Like a gothic statue.” One may say that opposites attract, but I believe that this shows that Lucy and Cecil are not right for each other. As a medieval man, not yet to the stage of Enlightenment or Romance, Cecil won’t be able to handle Lucy, who is as Romantic and adventurous, despite herself.
ReplyDelete2. Cecil refers to Lucy as a “woman of Leonardo Da Vinci”. He says she would never have a “story”, meaning she will never do anything interesting on her own, or independent of him. The change he sees in Lucy since she went to Italy isn’t the change that really occurred. Cecil sees only the small outside portion of the real change that happened in Italy. Cecil still expects the medieval lady, while Lucy has clearly transitioned into the Romantic period.
4. Since Lucy and Cecil were engaged, they’ve never been in the woods or in a field together. They’ve always been inside. Like their relationship, their surroundings have been consistently manmade, not organic. That’s why Lucy only envisions Cecil in a room. On the other hand, a field and the woods is where Lucy and George’s love first was made evident. It was organic. This reminds me of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The woods is a magical place full of confused lovers, whereas Athens, or England in this case, is dry- a representation of the staunch logical approach to life taken by Cecil and the everyone else from Lucy’s childhood.
5. The kiss between Lucy and George Emerson was organic, spontaneous, unexpected (at least for Lucy)and romantic. It was everything a kiss is supposed to be. The kiss between Lucy and Cecil, however, was planned for them. It was awkward. It was uncomfortable. It was considered by both parties, over all, to be a failure. These two kisses were as different as they could be. It is obvious to me at this point that Lucy should pretty much dump Cecil, albeit gently, find George, and they should return to Italy, and live happily ever after.
1. The chapter title Mediaeval is important because it signifies the introduction of Cecil. Although it is the introduction of Cecil, it has a deeper meaning than that. Cecil is a character that contrasts Lucy. Cecil is significant because he shows the Mediaeval times and he shows that he relates to the mediaeval times because he is primitive, uncivilized and rude. Lucy just contrasts Cecil; she shows the modern woman is sophisticated, well taught etc. Cecil and Lucy are polar opposites; Cecil is not right for Luc in my opinion and only serves as an obstacle for her.
ReplyDelete2. Cecil only sees Lucy as the ideal version of herself. When he refers to her as a work of DaVinci, he is saying that he sees Lucy as a painting, not a real person. He doesn’t envision her feelings and wants and needs, he sees her as a painting and as an empty person who doesn’t really have feelings and such. Cecil thinks he has Lucy pegged, while in reality Lucy is a strong independent modern woman.
5. Cecil and Lucy’s kiss is completely different from Lucy and George’s kiss. Lucy and Cecil are not meant to be, there kiss is mechanical and forced in some ways. When George kissed Lucy it was spontaneous and Lucy was more accepting. There is a world of difference between the relationships of Lucy and George and the relationship between Lucy and Cecil.
4. Lucy feels trapped with Cecil. Her description of how whenever she pictures him she pictures him in a room. That is because she feels trapped with him. Although Cecil may not be that kind of person, as he does say he spends time in the fields and in the woods, Lucy does not see him this way. Lucy sees him as someone who is holding her back, like a prison cell possibly. This could explain why she only sees him in a room.
1. Mediaeval refers to the Middle Ages where things were old fashioned. On page 31, Lucy states she “does not stand for the medieval lady.” In a way Lucy knows she doesn’t stand for the same beliefs as Miss Bartlett or the English society she comes from. When she is describing Cecil on page 71, she compares him to a Gothic statue, tall and refined. By the way she describes him, she knows he acts like the society she grew up in, unlike George.
ReplyDelete5. Cecil and Lucy’s relationship is more like an arranged marriage. Lucy doesn’t feel compassion to him and after the kiss Cecil realizes this. The way the kiss between Cecil and Lucy is described is awkward, businesslike, and a failure. However, the kiss between George and Lucy was spontaneous, exciting, and fun.
6. In the chapter after the awkward kiss between Cecil and Lucy, Cecil becomes aware of the business situation arranged by Lucy’s parents. Cecil is “knowledgeable, well connected, and is polite.” To Lucy’s parents this arrangement between the two will keep Lucy in the “better” class of society. Cecil, now knowing the situation, goes along with it and humors them.
7. In Italy Lucy experienced social freedom and didn’t follow the English rules of high class society. She keeps contrasting her vacation in Italy to her life in England. I think while she’s doing this she realizes her different views on society. Lucy is very close to realizing she’s not like Miss Bartlett and her mother, she prefers Italy’s society.
1. On page 31 at the bottom, it describes Lucy as not being one of the mediaeval side. She was not stern, or seemingly inapproachable. Cecil, however, is described on page 71 at the top as one of being the mediaeval type. The difference in characteristics is spotted. However, Cecil seems to understand Lucy a lot better than most. As seen in the next question.
ReplyDelete2. Cecil’s reference to Lucy as a “woman like Leonardo da Vinci’s” describes how that the love that is shown towards her isn’t necessarily love for her and her beauty, but, rather for things not seen. The Mona Lisa is loved more for the mystery of who she was than how was see her. This statement tells how Lucy has more to her story than what we see.
5. The kiss between Cecil and Lucy in comparison with Lucy and George is interesting in their differences. The kiss between Lucy and George was a surprise. It was intimate, unlike the kiss with Cecil (“It should never ask for leave where there is a right of way.”).The kiss with Cecil was more “business” like and there was not as what you’d expect for people so similar.
7. Italy’s description showed the equality and the low social barriers that were still present and irremovable but not as high as what she used to. Anyone can be themselves and get to meet and appreciate the social and personal parts of it. This speaks to Lucy as she wants to be the care free not uptight kind of person, and Italy is helping her.
1. The significance of the title of Chapter 8 is that Cecil is being described as a medieval man by the narrator. He is also being described like a Gothic statue; tall and refined, with squared shoulders. Lucy didn't like medieval men so in turn Lucy doesn't like Cecil.
ReplyDelete2. The Mona Lisa Is from the renaissance period. The renaissance is known as the romantic time period And Lucy is a romantic and complex just like the renaissance because her skill on the piano and the way she tackles the situation. Cecil also refers to Lucy as Mona Lisa because he believes that Lucy has a beauty to her.
3. Referring to the previous chapter, Cecil describes Lucy as Mona Lisa which is a work of art. Also, Lucy is a complex character just like a work of art because she has many different levels. She also has a deeper meaning to herself
5. The kiss between Cecil and Lucy seem to lack romance and excitement between the two parties when compared to the kiss between Lucy and George. With George’s kiss it was more unexpected. Cecil asked to kiss Lucy and it was duller and meant nothing to Lucy unlike George’s kiss.
1. The significance of the chapter title “Mediaeval” is to show the contrast between Lucy and Cecil. At the end of page 31 it says, “Lucy does not stand for the medieval lady,…” and at the beginning of page 71 it says, “…Cecil must be at once described. He was mediaeval…”. In the chapter “Mediaeval” is when Cecil is described as being mediaeval, which is the complete opposite of how Lucy was described. It shows that Lucy doesn’t really abide by old rules and isn’t as old fashioned as most women in that era, and that Cecil is more old fashioned and chivalrous.
ReplyDelete5. The kiss between Cecil and Lucy on the end of page 87 and beginning of page 88 seemed almost rehearsed, and there was a lack of passion. Cecil asked Lucy if he could kiss her, and as he was moving in to kiss her he wished he could take back asking and not kiss her. Lucy’s kiss with George was much different; it was spontaneous and full of passion. George saw Lucy in that moment and described her as looking like an angel and just kissed her, no asking, and no regrets. But Cecil and Lucy’s kiss was not as passionate and spontaneous and it was kind of a mess. As described on page 88, Cecil’s glasses sort of got in the way of the kiss, and in the second paragraph it says, “He considered, with truth, that it has been a failure.” So, between the kiss Lucy had with George and the kiss Lucy had with Cecil, George and Lucy’s kiss was definitely more real, and more passionate.
7. I believe that the paragraph at the top of page 90 is basically just a summary of Lucy, who she is and who she always will be. I also think that it is Lucy coming to the realization that she isn't who she pretends to be. I think Lucy has a very rebellious spirit and personality and she isn't a conformist, although in a way she is because she follows the rules that everybody else follows and she acts the way everyone else acts. When it says, "she felt that...social barriers were irremovable, doubtless, but not particularly high.", it shows that Lucy is aware that there are certain ways she is supposed to be acting and certain things she's supposed to be saying. And when it says, "You jump over them..." it truly shows Lucy's rebellious spirit and personality.
9. The style and structure of the last paragraph on page 100 is very short and not very detailed. It's kind of just straight to the point, unlike the rest of the novel, where each paragraph has a good deal of detail and the sentences aren't brief. I think Lucy is starting to have doubts about marrying Cecil after listening to the conversation that him and his mother had. And I think that the shortness of the senteces and the paragraph itself is Lucy losing interest. When it says, "Darkenss enveloped the flat.", I think it's all of Lucy's doubts taking over.
ReplyDelete1) The title of this chapter is Medieval. The chapter is titled this because earlier in the book it mentions how Lucy cannot stand the “Medieval lady”, and in this chapter it describes Cecil as medieval. This chapter points out the obvious differences between Cecil and Lucy.
5) The kiss between Cecil and Lucy differed from the kiss between George and Lucy for many reasons. First of all Cecil was not confident enough to just walk up to Lucy and kiss her like George was instead he asked her permission. Even after Cecil got permission to kiss Lucy he was still hesitant and acted like he didn’t really want to kiss her. At the top of page 88 after the kiss it says “He (Cecil) considered, with truth, that it had been a failure. Passion should believe itself irresistible. It should forget civility and consideration and all the other curses of a refined nature. Above all, it should never ask for leave where there is a right of way.” In these few sentences Cecil is thinking about the kiss and how if passion and love was really there he would not of felt so awkward.
7) In this paragraph Lucy is talking about how in Italy there are no social barriers at all and how she wishes it could be that way all the time and not just in Italy. This reveals a lot about Lucy as a person. It shows us how much Italy changed her from a person who lived life by social standards to someone who wants them to change and be taken down. Lucy as a character has changed a lot more than I thought she would, she has made a complete 360 change.
9) The last paragraph on page 100 feels detached. The other paragraphs we have seen have been long and drawn out and have had a lot more descriptive language. This paragraph is 4 sentences and they don’t exceed 11 words.
1. Chapter 8's title is mainly about Cecil, he is described as medieval and having a gothic-like stature. In the beginning of the novel, it mentioned how Lucy was not interested in medieval so therefore she most likely won't like Cecil the way he likes her.
ReplyDelete2. Cecil knew Lucy was sweet deep down. He compared Lucy to the Mona Lisa when she came back from Italy and returned as a "new" person. However, she is still different in her own way.
5. The kiss between Cecil and Lucy was not as nearly romantic as the kiss between George and Lucy. Cecil was very informal when he asked Lucy if he could kiss her. Whereas George just kissed her off guard and it was passionate and meant to be.
7. Italy's society really affected Lucy's personality. She returned home and felt more involved socially and accepted the difference of society and social classes. Lucy has changed the most throughout this entire novel so far.
1. Chapter 8 is titled Mediaeval for obvious reasons. Cecil is introduced in this chapter and is directly described as “medieval” and “a Gothic statue”. He represents old order of British high society. Lucy does not stand for medieval way; she is rather annoyed by them.
ReplyDelete5. The kiss between George and Lucy was ideal and somewhat magical. It took place on a hill of violets. George picked Lucy flowers and as her face was lit up with joy, he unexpectedly kissed her. On the other hand, the kiss between Cecil and Lucy was a disaster. Cecil had addressed the subject before he kissed her, making it not spontaneous. After, it awkward for both of them and the only thing Lucy talked about was Mr. Emerson.
7. Italy helps to shows that Lucy she is not the stuck up lady that she is expected to be. She is now beginning to see things from a new set of eyes. Because she isn’t walking around with her nose in the air, she can see past social classes and see a man or woman as a person, not the spot they hold on a social ladder.
9. The sentences are very short and to the point. This differs from the rest of the story because the lack of emotion in this paragraph makes it sounds computer generated. This symbolizes the detachment developing in Lucy.
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ReplyDelete1) Mediaeval:
a) The title has is description given to someone who is more old fashioned; someone who has a preference to the older statutes. Someone who still practiced the old nobilities that are apparently dying out.
b) The Mona Lisa is well known for her peculiar smile that seems as if she is hiding something. That there is something she’s not telling us. In this case it would seem Cecil believes that Italy awoke something inside of Lucy a sort of renaissance of the person. He is rather accurate you might say.
2) Lucy as a work of Art
a) The title could refer to Cecil’s idea of attaching a setting to someone we know as he described he pictured her with quite a view however she pictured him in a boring work place a study so to speak.
b) Cecil is a mediaeval man in that he is very reserved not exactly your jack in the box kind of guy, practical, calculating, calm. However he believes that he has a fun side too and is slightly indignant that Lucy only views him in such a dull manner. As the matter of Lucy’s view of him, well, he’s no George Emerson.
c) Like Cecil described it was a failure, there wasn’t much passion he approached awkwardly. Whereas with George it spontaneous instinctive and bursting with inexplicable passion. Whom would you choose?
3) Cecil as a Humorist
a) The only humor he has attempted is that of his joke, which inadvertently both spited Lucy and brought George back into her life. He is rather snob in which prevent anybody from having a good time, he is the exact opposite of a humorist. This chapter demonstrated his failure at humor.
b) As a person, Lucy is remarkably “good”. Despite seeing the imperfections in the world that create skeptics, cynics and pessimist, she refuses to hate the world. As a person this shows a strong will, character, and faith. This is simply a demonstration of a demeanor viewpoint in the world many beliefs intend to distill in their followers. “That there is still some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for”- Sam Gamgee, Lord Of the Rings
4) How Lucy faced the External Situation so Bravely
a) I dare say the external situation would be Miss Bartlett and her instance of telling Cecil about the kiss between Lucy and George. Perhaps specifically, George how she boldly states his befuddled actions and the defense of his honor that he should not be blamed and that he is a respectable clerk. As for the internal simply, who else was dazzled and enchanted by the scenery, and a voice? Dodging her own affections for a certain Emerson.
b) As Mr. DeMarco would say the author is throwing bricks at you head. The slip is an indication of her own internal feelings. A Freudian slip so to speak “no I love him I mean I don’t (clears throat)”, (not an actual quote to anything simply here for rhetoric use).