Morris, there are two people who can despise the world.

Dedicated to a happier year

E. Mr. Foster is a homosexual and a literary genius.

Edward morgan forster wrote six novels in his life. Coincidentally, the main line of his works is based on the huge class gap, which can be summarized as follows: the nobility matches the poor, and the protagonist pushes the crowd to break through the shackles of the secular and pursue the inner truth, goodness and beauty.

1905 "where angels dare not set foot" (where angels dare not stop) describes the story of an English lady and an Italian civilian;

1907 "The Longest Journey" describes the story of a child of a noble family and a rural youth of humble origin who formed a deep friendship.

1908 "A Room with A View" describes the story of an English aristocratic girl who meets a young man in Italy.

Howards end (19 10) described the relationships and entanglements among three families from different social levels.

A Passage to India (1924) describes the story of the conflict and friendship between the British and Indians during the British Empire.

Morris (Maurice's Lover), which was completed in1914 and published in 197 1 year, describes the love story of three men, an English aristocrat, an ordinary family and a manor servant.

Foster was born into an architect's family in London, and his father died young. His unpleasant experience in school as a teenager led to his antipathy to the upper-middle class in Britain. From the works, you can read the author's criticism and ridicule of society and his courage to despise the world.

Foster's life is happy. 1879- 1970. He lived to 9 1 year-old, gained fame and fortune, received a good education, and gained social recognition and admiration.

Foster's life is also bumpy. On the one hand, he traveled around the world, experienced two world wars and saw many human sufferings. On the other hand, he has been hiding his gay identity and suffered emotionally, but fortunately, he also gained love. His view of love can be found in Morris.

Among all his works, Morris's fate is the most tortuous. In 19 13, Foster visited Edward Cabinet, a British poet and pioneer of gay movement, and was shocked to see the homosexuals who were "hidden in the golden house" by Kutcher. He wrote Morris immediately after he returned to China, 19 14. In addition, the novels of DH Lawrence, a well-known gay literature writer at that time, were banned, and Oscar Wilde was tried before, which brought great impact to Foster.

After the author finished writing, he showed the manuscript to many friends (is there a feeling of "underground circulation" of the little H-text). The reality does not allow the publication of Morris, and Foster has been reluctant to let the novel be published. Later, he may be old. He compromised that the novel was published after his death. He often doubted his decision and kept asking "Is it worth it?"

We may not be able to imagine that 100 years ago, the "corrupt country" was so clean.

I like this film Morris, which started with the adaptation of the original film.

Imagine: On the beautiful, elegant and antique campus of Cambridge University, a world-renowned university, two stunning young people in Love Seeds are talking about an unforgettable love in ancient Athens. It is drizzling under the charming moonlight, and dim lights are scattered on both sides of the wet path. The mottled ancient castle played a tragic symphony on the piano. ...

Is it fun? Then, hurry to see this movie, and your fantasies will be realized and shattered one by one.

Director James Ivory put Morris on the big screen at 1987 and won the Silver Lion Award at Venice Film Festival. Moreover, the old gentleman is also the screenwriter of the movie "Call Me by Your Name", which was popular all over the world on 20 17. Of the three actors in the movie, I like Clive and Alec best. When I was young, Uncle Hugh was really beautiful, with a gentle smile at a glance, and a loyal dog and a lovely detective who made people fondle it.

A difficult problem in adapting movies based on existing novels is how to choose. Even if it is a good adaptation, it is difficult to avoid the polarization of comments. After reading the original, I gasped and thought, "It's a good thing that I watched the movie first and learned that too much is a sin. That's all right."

If you are also interested in Morris, promise me that you must watch a movie before watching it, ok?

In contrast, you will find many interesting details. Movies make the words and deeds in the book, and those "have to" make the audience love and hate, while the book presents naked "realism", and a large number of psychological descriptions complement each other with the movie pictures, making the characters and plots more full. In addition to pioneering significance in the history of Homo movies, this film also retains classic plots, such as touching the head, confession, first kiss through the window, skipping classes, blue house, wedding and green forest.

About love

Yes, this story is about the love between three men, a love triangle, and a little dog blood.

The love story probably goes like this: Maurice met Clive, a senior in college, and Clive fell in love with Maurice. Clive confessed, and Maurice was confused and accepted, and they became lovers (the kind of spiritual partners). Later, Clive broke off the intimate relationship with Morris, chose to get married and have children to inherit the family business, and continued to maintain a good relationship with M, often inviting M to hunt and play ball in his big house. Morris is in pain. One sleepless night, he and Alec, C's servant, spent the night at Clive's house. Alec fell in love with Morris, who had a crush on Alec. M and A are very happy together.

The first conflict of love: class identity. Clive is a declining aristocrat, Morris is a middle-class working family, and Alec is the bottom of the society where immigrants come. Class has always been an unavoidable problem in society. Even now, it is the standard for many people to choose a spouse. In Britain in the 1920s, the concept of class was even worse. Foster's bringing Maurice and Alec together in the novel is a strong attack on social reality and a declaration of love that can despise the world.

The second conflict of love: same-sex love. For a long time, homosexuality has been regarded as abnormal, pathological, sinful and criminal, and it has been monitored, condemned and punished by social and church organizations. Once not exposed, their reputation, family, career and even everything will be deprived. Freud proposed in 1935 that homosexuality is not a disease, but it was not recognized and accepted by most psychiatrists until 1973.

We despise Clive's cowardice and praise Alec's bravery, but we don't know that "the more we have, the more we are afraid of losing".

In this novel, the author criticizes English society. The therapist advised Morris to go to France or Italy because it is not illegal to promote harmony there. When asked if this is possible in Britain, the doctor replied, "I doubt it." Britain has always refused to accept human nature. "

Some people have commented that Morris is not what Foster wants to be, but what Foster wants to be. I don't agree. I think Morris is a character created by the author according to himself. Clive in the novel is based on Foster's college classmates. Morris finally gave up the requirements of "suitable for everyone" and "working people" Alec. In reality, Foster's lovers include Indian students, tram drivers and policemen.

"About sex"

The novel begins with textbook sex education.

Morris, 14 years old, is about to leave the private school and enter the campus. In graduation class, Professor Du took little Maurice to the seaside, drew a picture of SZ organs of men and women on the beach with crutches, and then popularized some knowledge about men and women, love and marriage.

Sex scenes in movies can also feast your eyes, such as kissing through the window, hitting your chest on the grass, taking a shower in a boxing club, leaving a London hotel and so on.

Sex and love are an organic whole, but there is platonic love among Gus, Morris and Clive. Clive was addicted to ancient Greek culture, especially Plato, and there was a section in his drinking article praising men's behavior. In the eyes of the ancient Greeks, male sex was a noble behavior without any restrictions. Morris's physical emptiness was first satisfied by Alec. Later, when Alec found out that he loved him, he completely accepted their relationship and achieved the unity of spirit and flesh.

In fact, I think Cli ve is an abstinence department. You can't imagine that he and Annie didn't have sex after they got married, because neither of them knows how it happened. Clive thinks that sex is natural and only happens at night. Therefore, the point is: it is especially important for you or your children to receive sex education as early as possible.

Foster's description of sexual problems in his works is very obscure. One of his friends used a metaphor to comment that "E·M· Forster can never go far except for a hot teapot. He is a rare expert in this field. Touch this teapot. Is it warm? Yes, but there will be no tea. If you read his novels, you will often think, "I took off my pants. Will you show me this?" .

Frankly speaking, in Morris's whole novel, I think the most explicit description is this sentence: "He longs to hug them, and Le Ming longs to be with them". (Children, do you have many question marks? )

About awakening

Awakening is presented through Morris, including self-awareness and identity.

Morris is very nice, a shy and gentle man. He has taken care of the feelings of his family and friends since childhood, but he is a special person. His same-sex desire for himself went from initial confusion, to fear and struggle, to identification, to complete acceptance, and finally rose up and resisted. This is also the basic process of awakening some homosexuals.

Morris began to wake up when he learned that George, the little gardener at home, had resigned. He was so angry that he almost collapsed and had sex dreams with George naked. When I first met Leslie, I had a strange affection for him. Then the relationship between him and Clive quickly warmed up, and they stuck together and were very close. During the holidays, they also poured out their worries through letters. One of my favorite photos is that Maurice is sitting on a stool, Clive is sitting on the ground next to him, leaning on Maurice's leg, and M is stroking C's hair with his hand. That painting is so beautiful that the whole world is still.

The outbreak of awakening is of course Clive's confession "I love you", and Morris replied "Oh, rotten!" Then they used traditional English morality to prevaricate, and their relationship reached freezing point. After several weeks of intense self-reflection, Morris began to face up to his wish "You love and be loved".

Morris was baptized and entered Clive's platonic abstract love. For the sake of their relationship, M began to rebel against the teacher, then dropped out of school and began to rebel against his mother. In order to be with Clive, Morris is willing to make enemies with the whole world.

"About transformation"

Clive and Morris are both changing, about falsehood and truth, sleeping and waking up.

Clive's sentence "If you refuse to leave me alone, I should spend my life half awake" seems to have enchanted Morris, and he never thought of giving up. In the book, this sentence is the first time Morris went to Clive's house, and C said it to M in Cheongwadae. I have to admit that their love for more than three years is beautiful and happy.

Clive's transformation in movies began when his college friend Guy Risley was tried and imprisoned, and he was seriously ill. Clive began to reconsider their relationship and began to exclude Morris mentally and physically.

Before Clive went to Greece,

"May I come to your bed?"

"I'm cold and pathetic. I can't sleep. I don't know why.

"I don't feel well. I have to go."

From this "sex scene", their love gradually disintegrated.

Clive later chose to get married and have children, inherited the Ponger Manor, which managed the family, and began to move towards the official career. After watching the movie, the audience can think that Clive chose to sleep and wake up because of secular pressure, hiding himself to cater to the society, and still loves Morris in his heart.

The last farewell made people cry. "You do care about me a little, I know, but there is nothing to say, and you don't love me. If you are willing to keep me, I will always belong to you, but now I belong to someone else "... Morris gradually left and hid in the night. This farewell was filmed, but the film was cut.

The description of Clive's transformation in the book is even more heartbreaking. Clive got sick and began to accept women for no reason. "Against my will, I must be normal. No way. " After the pilgrimage to Greece, he inexplicably stopped loving Morris. "He has stopped loving Morris, so I should say Plain", even! Clive actually likes Morris's sister Ada and fantasizes about marrying her. What is even more unreasonable is that Clive began to reject and hate Morris and didn't want to mention the past again. Even! The last farewell, Clive, was to save Morris, because of a sense of mission. Seeing this, I just want to say, "Holy shit! ! ! "

Morris's transformation is more complicated, and the awakening mentioned above is a transformation. After being abandoned by Clive, Morris has been disheartened and worried. He found that the attraction of the same sex is getting stronger and stronger, from the initial psychological to physical. He was in extreme pain and could not control his instinct. He is eager to "be a normal person" like Clive. He thought about suicide, went to see a doctor and sought the help of a therapist, hoping to "recover", but he couldn't.

When his body and mind were extremely fragile, Alec's appearance made his life a little warmer, and he began to pay attention to the gamekeeper. One dark night for a month, Alec climbed onto Morris's bed along the ladder. "Sir, are you calling me? ... sir, I know ... I know, "and touched him. Morris's body was satisfied, and he felt happier than ever. He realized that two men can be so happy together. The scene of playing cricket reflects the confrontation with society. On the court, he was in a good mood and his mind began to clear. He felt that he and Alec were fighting against the whole world, and there were so many people standing opposite. In order to maintain their fragile relationship, they must do their best.

However, due to their rapid progress, Morris began to feel uneasy. Alec's voluntary love and "blackmail letter" brought him a fatal blow. However, in the end, in the dead of night, they embraced happily in the boathouse in the green forest.

"About equality"

I often wonder, is there equality in the face of love? Do I love you more than you love me, or do you love me more than I love you?

In a relatively simple campus, learning and growth are the main purposes. During this period, Morris and Clive had equal love. They all love each other deeply. They are inseparable every day, pursuing knowledge and shaping themselves together. There are fewer opportunities to meet each other after graduation, and the differences in living environment lead to intensified contradictions and unbalanced love. A series of problems, such as birth and work, made them less and less in common, and even made Clive dislike the Morris family. Morris thinks nothing will change, but everything is changing.

Alec is the representative of the people at the bottom. He looks short, but this figure is still full. He is young, strong, healthy, brave, simple, not lazy, caring, self-aware, self-motivated, dissatisfied with society and trying to survive. Alec liked Morris from the moment he met him, but because he was not close to his servant, he could only secretly look at M by the window in the rain and smile happily. When Morris was sad that Clive forgot his birthday, he said "Happy birthday, sir" to M (at that time, the telegram M received should be the address of the therapist). He didn't want to take the tip given by Morris, so he took the initiative to help M with his luggage. Chasing m's carriage into the city; When M was called into the air, he climbed into Morris's bed.

Alec went crazy after Morris left without saying goodbye. He wrote to m and asked him to meet him at the boathouse. Morris began to hesitate and flinch. He began to regret the combination with Alec, and began to fear that the short-term happiness was a trap and that he was being blackmailed. Sure enough, Alec is about to leave London, hoping to enjoy him again. He wrote many letters and waited for a long time without receiving any reply, so Alec wrote a letter to Morris. "I wrote to you and said I was leaving. It's unfair that you never wrote to me ... I come from a respectable family, and I think it's unfair to treat me as a dog." "I know about you and Mr. Durham." Being cheated, blackmailed and hurt is also a problem that homosexuals are afraid of. Everyone must learn to protect themselves.

In order to catch a glimpse of Morris, the angry Alec used this despicable means. After coming out of the museum, Alec shook Morris's hand and said, "Come and sleep with me tonight." . When they met again, Morris saw his own shadow in Alec, so he loved someone but didn't get any response. "You love and be loved", Morris realized that the man in front of him loved himself, and Alec was about to leave, which made him more miserable, so he refused to stay.

Alec and Morris are brave. Their social status is unequal, but their love for each other is equal. They can share everything.

"Now we will never be apart, it's all over."

Many people have discussed the adaptation of the film, so I won't go into details here. In the movie, while enjoying the beauty and pain of human nature, you feel the cruelty and ignorance of reality and think about the power of love. The plot in the novel is tragic, and there are a lot of psychological descriptions in the book. You can feel foster's beautiful writing more intuitively by reading. Foster has written many times "Disobeying the World", "Against the World", "Disobeying the World" and "Two Men Can Disobeying the World", which can be regarded as Foster's declaration of love.

2020 is the 50th anniversary of Foster's death. I looked everywhere and didn't see any activities about foster. I scribbled this article as a memory.

Morris

This book is dedicated to "a happier year"

For a better year

Students, come on!

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