When an older, wiser Maurice looks back at his life, Forster writes: “He had lived with his back to the enemy long enough to know that the enemy existed, and to know that the enemy was the world.” But in the end, Maurice does not defeat the world. He simply walks away from it, into the arms of a gamekeeper, into the trees, into the history books.
The novel follows the titular character, Maurice Hall, from his school days through his time at Cambridge and into adulthood. It explores several deep-seated social issues of Edwardian England: Maurice by E.M. Forster | Bookish Favourites maurice by em forster
If you’ve ever wondered what it felt like to yearn in a world that denied you, read Maurice . Then ask yourself: What would you risk to live truthfully? When an older, wiser Maurice looks back at