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Analysis of a Page from E.M. Forster's Book Howard's End

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the "nature of the feedback loops existing between the novels characters and the diversity of their class origins" (Womack 255). The characters come from two very different families, the  Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, and the Wilcox family. The liberal, intellectual attitudes of that era are represented by the two sisters, who value human relationships, art , learning and  are, as this suggests, extremely idealistic (Born 141). The Wilcoxes, on the other hand, are materialistic and pragmatic, save for the self-sacrificing and ethereal Mrs. Wilcox. Forsters purpose in this  novel was an "obsessive desire to reconcile liberalisms commitment to the life of the spirit, if you will, with the competing tugs of power and property" (Born 141). The  following analysis of Forsters writing style, which concentrates on one page only from the novel, demonstrates how these purposes are woven into the fabric of the novel from the  beginning. Before proceeding, however, the student researching this topic is reminded that this analysis is merely a template that the student can follow to create his or her  own analysis of Forsters work. The student should let the points made in this research provide a "springboard" for launching the students own ideas, always being careful to put  any ideas borrowed from this research in his or her own words and to cite as one source for their own paper. If the student has any  questions on this, please contact . The first several chapters of the novel serve to introduce the reader to the two families, the Schlegels and the Wilcoxes.  On page 4, there is a letter from Helen to her sister, Margaret (called "Meg"). Helen and Margaret met Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox while they were traveling in Germany