Title: On Circular Structures in A Room with a View

Abstract: In E. M. Forster’s masterpiece A Room with a View, the three key elements of music, space, and character form three circular structures. These three circular structures achieve the effect of easy rhythm within themselves by “repetition with variation” and present the effect of intricate rhythm in an interlocking layout. With the help of these three circular structures, the novel is given a sense of beauty brought by rhythm, helping improve the development of the plot and the heroine Lucy.

Keywords: A Room with a View, circular structures, easy rhythm, intricate rhythm

Author: Yihua Chen, School of Foreign Languages, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China.