| Author(s) | Rajih S. AI-Harby |
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, Department of English, College of Social Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | People and Money in E. M. Forster's TheLongest Journey |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Arts. Volume 14, No 1. (2002/1422) |
| Abstract | In his novel The Longest Journey, E. M. Forster dwells upon the relationship between his characters and money to suggest the need for a balanced attitude towards money and to expose the dangers of putting it before human needs and passions. It is particularly important, Forster believes, that those who inherit England should be able to connect the "new economy" with the "old morality." The folowing study shows that if money becomes the prime motive of actions, it breeds unhappiness and discomfort as in the case of the Eliots and the Pembrokes. On the other hand, it brings content and happiness to those who use it as a means for the betterment of their society as is obvious in the case of Step hen Wonham and the Ansens. The characters who come on top at the end of the novel are those who admit the importance of money and use it as a means for more civilized ends. On the other hand, the losers are those who pretend that money is not important when they actually put it on top of everything else. |
