+ When Clive went to Greece, he probably thought that if the ancient Greeks and their high ideals couldn't last, then how could his?
+ I think that this exaltation he experienced was more about finally allowing himself to mingle with people rather than turning to heterosexuality. Clive had always sought a connection, but Maurice was the only one to have answered that for him. Now that he looked to women, he found that they looked at him rather than through him as most men do. The answering "call" came so much easily.
+ What do you make of Clive's momentary attraction to Ada? I don't see the point of asking since Clive quite clearly answers that question for himself. He felt that she may be the the answer to transcending into heterosexuality, being so alike Maurice as his sister. Not to mention that she seems rather easily manipulated, as Mrs. Durham had earlier concluded.
+ Hah! I love how he sought out "someone utterly unlike Maurice Hall." I'm reminded of a movie (will not say for potential spoiler reasons) in which a man hoping to convert to heterosexuality was advised to avoid doing anything that reminded him of his unnatural impulses. Anne is Clive's Mrs. Edna May, what he's supposed to want.
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+ I think that this exaltation he experienced was more about finally allowing himself to mingle with people rather than turning to heterosexuality. Clive had always sought a connection, but Maurice was the only one to have answered that for him. Now that he looked to women, he found that they looked at him rather than through him as most men do. The answering "call" came so much easily.
+ What do you make of Clive's momentary attraction to Ada?
I don't see the point of asking since Clive quite clearly answers that question for himself. He felt that she may be the the answer to transcending into heterosexuality, being so alike Maurice as his sister. Not to mention that she seems rather easily manipulated, as Mrs. Durham had earlier concluded.
+ Hah! I love how he sought out "someone utterly unlike Maurice Hall." I'm reminded of a movie (will not say for potential spoiler reasons) in which a man hoping to convert to heterosexuality was advised to avoid doing anything that reminded him of his unnatural impulses. Anne is Clive's Mrs. Edna May, what he's supposed to want.