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Clive, his senior. Maurice considers Clive as his lovely smart man. Clive, as Maurice‘s boyfriend, also realizes that Maurice has something that makes people
interested to him. Towards the end of the term he noticed that Hall had acquired a peculiar
and beautiful expression. It came only now and then, was subtle and lay far down; he noticed it first when they were squabbling about theology. It
was affectionate, kindly, and to that extent a natural expression, but there was mixed in it something that he had not observed in the man, a touch of-
-impudence? He was not sure, but liked it p.70.
Maurice and Clive like to share and discuss anything. It can be about their study, family and their relationship. Once, Maurice asks Clive about the things on
him that make Clive interested to him. At first Clive denies to answer it but then he admits that he discovers the beauty of Maurice.
―When did you first care about me?‖ ―Don‘t ask me,‖ echoed Clive.
―Oh, be a bit serious—well—what was it in me you first cared about?‖ ―Like really to know?‖ asked Clive, who was in the mood Maurice
adored —half mischievous, half passionate; a mood of supreme affection.
―Yes.‖ ―Well, it was your beauty.‖
―My what?‖ ―Beauty.... I used to admire that man over the bookcase most.‖ pp. 89-90.
Furthermore, Forster in his Terminal Note that is included in the novel states that he tries to create a character who is completely unlike himself or what
he supposed himself to be. He describes Maurice as a man who is handsome, healthy, and bodily attractive p. 246.
2. Lonely
During his childhood, Maurice has no friend. He just knows George, his gardener boy. However, George left his home when he was not at home. He feels
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like someone gone from his life. He feels so sad and it disturbs his sleep. As he opened his eyes to look whether the blots had grown smaller, he
remembered George. Something stirred in the unfathomable depths of his heart. He whispered, ―George, George.‖ Who was George? Nobody-just a
common servant. Mother and Ada and Kitty were more important. But he was too little to argue this. He did not even know that when he yielded to
this sorrow he overcame the spectral and fell asleep p. 19.
His loneliness has led Maurice into an imaginative person. This is in line with Husband‘s theory 1947 which says that a lonely child may be forced to
play alone and develop an unusual degree of self-reliance and imagination p. 251. Maurice‘s imagination is seen when he misses George. He is wondering
why he is so sad when George left his home. His curiosity makes him dream about when he plays with George.
In the first dream he felt very cross. He was playing football against a nondescript whose existence he resented. He made an effort and the
nondescript turned into George, that garden boy. But he had to be careful or it would reappear. George headed down the field towards him, naked
and jumping over the wood stacks. ―I shall go mad if he turns wrong now,‖ said Maurice, and just as they collared this happened, and a brutal
disappointment woke him up p. 21.
Since George left his home, Maurice does not have other friend. He meets Clive just after he continued his study in Sunnington. Within his family, Maurice
is a mysterious person. He does not talk to them much, especially about his private business. His sister, Kitty states it to Clive when he visited their house.
―....We know even less about Maurice than when you were last here, if you think that possible. He has become a mysterious person....‖
―...He keeps everything so secret...‖ p. 120.
From here we can see that Maurice is also an introvert person. Nobody
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knows about him. It is because he does not want anybody know about him, especially his homosexuality.
3. Faithful
