Let’s work through this step by step.
The worksheet is asking you to think about the novel *A Room with a View* by E.M. Forster — specifically, how characters or the narrator talk about what is “right” or “wrong.” You’re being asked to find an example from the book where someone clearly says something is right or wrong (that’s called “explicit information”). Then you’ll think about whether that idea is based on society’s rules, universal truth, or just personal opinion. Finally, you’ll check if other parts of the story support that same idea — even if it’s not said directly (that’s “inferred”).
Since we don’t have the full text of the novel here, I’ll give you a common and clear example that many students use for this assignment — one that appears early in the book and fits perfectly.
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Step 1: Find an explicit statement about “right” or “wrong”
In Chapter 2, Lucy Honeychurch visits Italy with her cousin Charlotte. When they go to see the Duomo (a big church), Charlotte scolds Lucy for going off alone without permission. She says something like:
> “It was very wrong of you to wander off by yourself.”
That’s an explicit statement — Charlotte directly calls Lucy’s action “wrong.”
You can write that as your answer for the first part.
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Step 2: Is this judgment universal, social, or subjective?
Charlotte thinks it’s wrong because she believes young ladies shouldn’t travel alone — especially in foreign countries. This isn’t really about morality or universal truth; it’s about Victorian-era social rules for women. So this is based on
social conventions.
You’d explain:
“This statement is based on social conventions. In Lucy’s time, it was considered improper for a young woman to be unchaperoned. It wasn’t necessarily ‘evil’ or ‘immoral’ — just against the rules of polite society.”
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Step 3: Are there other passages that infer the same idea?
Yes! Later in the novel, when Lucy starts falling in love with George Emerson, she feels guilty — not because loving him is bad, but because he’s from a lower class and doesn’t follow society’s rules. Her family and friends pressure her to act “properly,” which shows that the whole story keeps coming back to these social expectations.
Even though no one always says “this is wrong,” their actions and reactions show they believe certain behaviors are unacceptable — so the idea is inferred throughout.
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Final Answer:
One explicit statement is when Charlotte tells Lucy, “It was very wrong of you to wander off by yourself.” This is based on social conventions — the rules of proper behavior for young women in that time period. Other parts of the novel support this idea indirectly: Lucy feels guilt over breaking social norms, and others judge her choices based on class and propriety — showing that the theme of “right vs. wrong” is tied to society’s expectations, not universal truths.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 11th grade english worksheet.
