A Room with a View

In what ways does A Room with a View depict gender roles, particularly those for women, in Edwardian England? How do different female characters uphold or challenge these roles?

Analyze the role of the clergy in the novel, especially the characters of Mr. Beebe and Mr. Eager. How is the clergy depicted? What are their connections to middle-class social and economic expectations?

The novel opens with the bad news that Lucy and Charlotte's rooms do not have the view of the Arno that they were promised. What is the symbolic meaning of this view? How does Lucy’s “view” change throughout the novel in both a literal and figurative sense?