... the world of music, where passion and emotion thrive. Later on in the chapter, Forster describes her as a "true performer" and builds up the sense of emotion by using phrases such as "she was intoxicated by the mere feel of the notes". The reason Forster uses this is to show that Lucy has a powerful, passionate and emotional personality on the inside, which she expresses while she plays the piano but is unable to display this colourful personality on the outside. This is, in fact, the main core of the book. The third chapter repeatedly mentions Lucy's playing of the Piano. The chapter itself is titled "Music, violets and the letter 'S'". Later on, once Mr Beebe and Lucy have been introduced, Mr Beebe comments on Lucy's playing to the Vicar; "If Miss Honeychurch ever takes to live as she plays, it will be very exciting both for us and ...

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