I don’t believe that A Room with a View is a true bildungsroman because I don’t see that Lucy truly experiences change or growth. I believe she is free spirited and willing to ignore propriety from the beginning of the novel. Though Charlotte tries to corral Lucy, Lucy still ends up going off on her own and developing her own opinions about the Emerson’s in Florence. She tries to appear upset when George kisses her, but afterwards she is very willing to have a direct conversation with him about it. Charlotte thinks the idea of Lucy confronting George is strange, because, as we discussed, people rarely address each other directly throughout the novel. This is one instance where we see that Lucy is different. Lucy does seem to experience an inner struggle because she doesn’t want to let those around her down, but I think she is different and that she knows what she wants from the beginning. Deep down inside Lucy is a different person from her relatives, and the Emerson’s are able to bring her true self to the surface. Thus, Lucy does not mature or grow, she simply finds a lover who will allow her to be who she has always been.