Social Convention vs. Authentic Feeling

The fundamental conflict between what society expects—proper behavior, suitable matches, ladylike conduct—and an individual's genuine emotions and authentic selfhood.

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Summaries

A Room with a View

Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

A young Englishwoman visiting Florence must choose between the security of her conventional engagement to an intellectual snob and the passionate authenticity offered by a working-class young man, ultimately learning to reject social pretense in favor of genuine feeling.

Social Convention vs. Authentic Feeling 11 min