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Edward Morgan Forster Director: James Ivory. The Story . 1 house 3 families 3 romances. Trailer. Helen brief romance with Paul. The Wilcoxs moves to London from Howards End. Helen accidentally steals Leonard’s umbrella. Ruth is dying and befriends with Margaret.
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Edward Morgan Forster Director: James Ivory
The Story 1 house 3 families 3 romances
Helen brief romance with Paul. The Wilcoxs moves to London from Howards End. Helen accidentally steals Leonard’s umbrella. Ruth is dying and befriends with Margaret. Ruth dies and leaves the house to Margaret.The Wilcoxs hide the truth, and keep the house. Margaret and Henry become friends. Henry proposes to Margaret. Leonard loses his job. Helen arrives with Leonard and Jacky at the party asking for help. Henry is angry to see Jacky in the party, and Margaret found that they had affair. Helen falls in love with Leonard. Margaret and Henry are married, and plan to build a new home. Aunt Munt is dying, Helen hide herself in Germany. Margaret finds Helen in Howards End and she is pregnant. Helen asks to spend the night with Margaret at Howards End, but Henry refuses. Argument between Margaret and Henry, Margaret decides to leave him. Leonard arrives for confession, and is killed by Charles. Charles is sentenced; Henry is in agony, and asks Margaret for help. Helen and Henry forgive each other and live in Howards End with Margaret. Plots Review
Theme Different social Classes in Englandin 1910 The Wilcoxes Conservative Upper Class <"I am thankful not to have the vote," > The Schlegels Enlightened bourgeois < "I am thankful not to have the vote," > The Basts) Lower class< No choices> Who should inherit the house? Which ideology suitable for New England after WWI? Capitalism/ pragmatism Edwardism Emotion/ spiritual/ liberal, cultivated, and intelligent Conservative / Stab The answer: They live happily in the Howards End Forster suggests that different ideologies and different classes should coexist harmoniousy in New England.
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