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E. M. Forster

Maurice

E. M. ForsterFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971

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Essay Topics

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Discuss Maurice as a bildungsroman. How is it similar to other examples of the genre, and how is it different?

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Many of the places Maurice depicts—Cambridge, Penge, the British Museum, etc.—are symbolic in some way. What might Forster be trying to say about the importance of setting?

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What does the novel mean when it says Maurice’s inner life is split between “the brutal” and “the ideal”? How does this idea reflect the novel’s themes?

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