Sunday 3rd July

Today I went to the beach and finished reading Maurice, it was an amazing book that I feel will add a lot to my project. It is unusual because my research has shown me that all the early novels containing homosexual characters were portrayed as 'evil, villainess characters' reflecting the views of society whereas Maurice seems like a relatable character that the audience could easily emote with. This book was published a lot later (1971) but the view in the novel that homosexuality was just a way of life compared to the earlier views in other novels, this seems a talking point as the book was written very early (1917) . Although a maybe more extremist view the view was still around that homosexuality was just a way of life.