Love is an unpredictable thing. It baffles scientists because love is not quantifiable, yet it is the greatest force that drives humans. Marriage is supposed to be the greatest manifestation of love between a man and a woman, yet humans have found a way to poison this sacred bond. People have come as far as thinking of marriage as a financial decision.
In the movie "A Room With a View", we are presented with Lucy, a woman ready to marry a man she does not love, all because he is of the right social class. This is something that used to happen, and still does happen very often: two people marry because it is what seems correct in the eyes of society. Lucy is engaged to a man she does not love.
Before all this, when Lucy goes on a visit to Florence, Italy, she meets and starts becoming attracted to another man: George, a man of a lower social class. George shows an unreserved passion for Lucy as he kisses her without any questions. She then falls in love with him, but is convinced by her cousin Charlotte to repress those feelings, all because Charlotte believes George is not a worthy man. Lucy then accepts a proposal from a man named Cecil. He is a man of the upper class, and marrying him seems like the politically correct thing to do. Nonetheless, as I said before, love is the greatest force driving humans.
Lucy, unable to go through with marrying a man she does not love, breaks the engagement and tries a trip to Greece. Later, she realizes that the only reason she plans the trip is to try and escape her feelings for George.
In the end, Lucy marries George, and does not give in to what society expects of her. This, I believe, is a true example of bravery and independence.
I agree with you when you said that Lucy showed bravery and independence when she refused to "give in to what society expects of her" as it became part of her character from the begging of the film, not only gong against society's standards but also searching for her very own place in the world.
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