In the movie "A Room with a View", written by E.M Foster, their are two characters which are tourists. These are Ms. Lucy Honeychurch and Ms. Charlotte Bartlett. You can clearly differ from the others that they are the tourist in the first chapter of the movie, when they are in Florence, Italy. I believe you can clearly see a traveler's like experience when Lucy goes to the town square, where she witnessed the man being stabbed. She observes everything, and takes photo's of the monuments and the people in the square, something every traveler does to remember the place.
Like in "A Small Place", Lucy feels like and outsider, not knowing what was the food they served at the "penssione". Ms. Bartlett, having a feeling of being a bit disgust of a new smell, the smell of Florence. Like most tourist, the locals can notice that you are one, like the man smoking in the ally notice Ms. Bartlett and Ms. Lavish were lost traveler's. But unlike them, that tried to flirt with Ms. Bartlett and Ms. Lavish, Jamaica Kincaid would feel certainly uncomfortable with the British women in Antigua or the British women in Italy. I believe Jamaica Kincaid would respond to the British women in France as a ugly person in a beautiful place, the person would stand out from the original crowd.
Three quotes they mencion in the movie that relates to being a tourist were, "The young English girl, transfigured by Italy." (Ms. Lavish). This quotes foreshadowed what was going to happen to Ms. Honeychurch, she was transformed by the love she felt towards Mr. George Emerson. The second quote indeed has a connotation of implying that Ms. Honeychurch would fall for Ms. Emerson, the quote is, "I have a theory that their is something in the Italian landscape which incline, even the most 'stolick' nature of romance." (Ms. Lavish). The last quote is, "Italy and London are the places were I feel I truly belong." (Mr. Cecil Vyse). This quotes feels like what Kincaid said in "A Small Place", that home is where your heart truly is.
I like the way you used to describe travelers and tourist. I agree with you in the connection you did with Kincaid’s essay and the characters of the film. I love the answer you used to respond to the British women who are visiting Italy, because I chose the same answer.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I like the way you mention and explain your own point of view about this movie. Also I like very much the way in which you compared A Room with a View with Jamaica Kincaid.
ReplyDeleteI like a lot the end of your reflection because that phrase: "Home is where your heart truly is", is one of my favorite phrases. Overall good reflection and comparison with the Jamaica Kincaid lecture.
ReplyDeleteExcellent way to connect the movie with Jamaica Kincaid. I love the last quote "home is where truly your heart is". Great job Glenn!
ReplyDeleteGreat reflection Glenn. I really liked the examples you used to explain your own point of view and how you related it with Jamaica Kincaid. Good job Glenn.
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