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In 1910, 19-year-old Maurice Hall was studying in Cambridge, in the dormitory of his classmate Risley, Meet Clive Durham. Clive was sitting on the floor rummaging through Risley's sheet music, and the two hit it off, or, love at first sight. In the original book, Maurice asked Clive, why is he mad at me? Clive: Beautiful, you are so handsome standing in front of the bookcase. Maurice is very surprised: you are beautiful, you are the most beautiful person I have ever met.
Clive hurried to catch up with Maurice, holding a pile of sheet music. Maurice wanted to help get some, but Clive refused. Maurice grabbed some without a big man. Clive glanced at Maurice, his eyes couldn't hide the admiration of "Idol~!"
The two ran to another classmate's dormitory to play the automatic piano, and the poor classmate who wanted to read quietly rolled his eyes desperately behind him. Clive played the fourth movement of Lao Chai's Pathetic Symphony, and Maurice said it sounded good and played it again. Clive refused, "A movement is not a separate piece of music, you can't repeat it." Clive's bizarre theory fascinated Maurice. The two people who met for the first time shared the same apple, and their saliva was indistinguishable.
The two were inseparable on campus, and the two vacations, the brief separation further fostered their lovesickness. Clive took the lead in confessing to Maurice, Maurice panicked and answered what the mess? ! After a period of cold war, on a dark and windy night for a month, Maurice climbed upstairs, touched Clive's dormitory, kissed Clive, smiled, and climbed down.
sealed with a kiss.
2
The movie "Milk" is set in America in the 1970s, still struggling for gay rights. The movie "Brokeback Mountain" is set in the western United States in the 1960s. Homosexuals are not only discriminated against, but also persecuted and physically harmed. And "Maurice" was filmed in Britain at the beginning of the last century. In an earlier and more conservative place, homosexuality was directly regarded as a crime (Crime), and in addition to being discriminated against, it would also be arrested, tried, and sentenced. Jack and Ennis in "Brokeback Mountain" are cowboys who have nothing to lose. They don't have much social status to lose. Maurice and Clive both belong to the British middle class, and if things fail, they lose more and lose their reputations.
How will Maurice and Clive be under pressure?
Although this relationship was initiated by Clive, it was Clive who retreated first. After weighing his reputation, status and future, Clive proposed to break up with Maurice and found a woman Anne to marry. There's a scene in the film - Anne catches a glimpse of Clive who is changing his pants, his face is embarrassed and curious, obviously they are a platonic couple relationship, although they are in the same bed but never have a physical relationship. Using marriage to cover up one's sexual orientation is not only cruel to oneself and same-sex couples, but also irresponsible to the marriage partner. Any marriage that is united and maintained without love due to practical factors should be spurned.
Clive is fully committed to his political career, and Maurice sees him, either in meetings with politicians, talking about politics, or writing politicians' speeches. What is politics? Can there be a little sincerity, beauty and freedom in it? Clive has changed from a charismatic, independent and eccentric to a hypocritical, philistine, and disgusting. In fact, most of us will go down this road, so there is no need to blame Clive, but it is still a pity.
On the green grass, Clive said to Maurice: If you leave me, I will be a walking dead for the rest of my life. Reason is okay, emotion is dead.
Maurice didn't give up, it was Clive who chose The Walking Dead himself.
3
"Morris" is not so much about the tragedy of a gay love as it is about the growth of a man. Maurice recognized her homosexuality early on. At the age of 12, I told a sexual enlightenment teacher on the beach: It is impossible for me to marry a woman. After meeting Clive, he was sincere, enthusiastic and devoted. Clive broke up with him, and he had been waiting, waiting for Clive to change his mind. Although suffering and seeking medical treatment, he did not irresponsibly drag a woman into marriage like Clive did. He is always true to his heart, true to his feelings. If homosexuality is his nature, he will never do anything against his nature in order to meet the norms of the secular world. This kind of temperament becomes more and more rare in the secular world.
In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Baoyu loves Daiyu, and Jia's family doesn't understand it, even readers outside the book don't understand it very well. What is there to love about this cunning, mean, and sickly troublesome woman? Baoyu said that Daiyu never forced him to read a goddamn book. The two Baodai, with their intelligence, couldn't keep up with the crowd if they wanted to follow the crowd? They refuse to bow their heads and disdain to surrender to the world. Maurice also has this valuable quality. At first, he went to church frequently. Under the influence of Clive, he started to go less after thinking about the teaching, and resisted the pressure of family and school. The provost told him to write an inspection, otherwise he would not be allowed to return to school. Maurice said I was not wrong, what apology? I don't care about this shitty diploma. In his mind, a Cambridge diploma is a rotten diploma, and in Baodai's mind, the nomination for the Gold List is also a foolish thing.
Whether it's love or marriage, Clive believes that platonic is fine, and he believes in practicing it. Clive is a non-believer, but it is a bit like a strict believer who practices abstinence, what a divided character? Clive has no spirituality but no courage, so he has to suppress himself and become a victim of norms. In contrast, Maurice's view of love is much more normal, and love should be a combination of spirit and flesh.
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Although Maurice and Clive seem to belong to the middle class, Clive's sense of identity and discipleship is much stronger than that of Maurice, which may be influenced by his mother. Clive's mother supports the relationship between Maurice and Clive, because the two sides are well matched. She even wants Maurice's sister to marry Clive, because Maurice's sister will inherit a large legacy. Alec talks to Maurice about Clive's mother: That bastard asked me what's your name? I've been there for almost two years and asked what my name was.
Clive inherited this temperament from his mother and was rude to the servants. Maurice was a guest at Clive's house for the first time. The two sat on the bed and chatted. The maid knocked on the door and came in. Maurice felt interrupted. The housekeeper is considered to be more prestigious, and Clive is equally rude to the housekeeper. While the butler's mention of the Risley scandal annoyed Clive, there was no reason to intimidate the butler directly: Don't mention it here. In other words, if you mention this again, You will be fired!
Maurice's temperament, his chosen profession, stockbroking, represents capitalism, freedom, equality, and the ability to live in the best. It is completely different from the stereotyped "we are aristocrats" that talk about comparison, nepotism, and no respect for others, so Maurice can accept and finally repay Clive's servant Alec's feelings. As soon as Maurice was certain of her feelings, she told Clive that there was no ambiguity, falsehood, or incredulity. The original reads: He(Clive) did not realize that this was the end, without twilight or compromise, that he should never cross Maurice's track again, nor speak to those who had seen him.
Maurice gave Clive enough opportunities, In the end, they drifted farther and farther, and they did not communicate with each other in old age and death.
Happiness belongs to the brave.
5
Author EM Forster, self-proclaimed, left a bright ending for Maurice. Alec is too far from Maurice in terms of knowledge and cultivation. Their social circles and living habits are fundamentally different, and they lack common topics. They are not classmates, and naturally it is difficult for them to be happy. This is why I feel so sorry for Maurice and Clive. To think this "bright ending" is nothing but Fiction is totally unfeasible.
However, the life of the author, EM Forster, tells us that this is definitely not just Fiction. "Maurice" was written in 1914 and was not published until Forster's death in 1971. Only then did everyone discover the famous Forster, "A room with a view", "Howards End" ), whose author is gay, Maurice is basically his autobiographical novel. When Forster was studying in Cambridge, he also had a gay man. After breaking up, Forster turned to the lower class and maintained a relationship with the bus driver for two years. When Forster was in his forties, he met a married policeman. He bought a house for the policeman and moved into their home. He lived in harmony with the policeman's wife and family for decades, and died in the policeman's home.
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