Ernest Maltravers — Complete

"Ernest Maltravers" by Edward Bulwer Lytton is a 19th-century story where we follow Ernest Maltravers as he grows as a person and learns about right and wrong. The book looks at how people change and what's important in life through the lives of different characters and their relationships. The story starts in a run-down area near a factory town to set a stage that allows the writer to examine people and individual situations amongst the backdrop of societal issues, introducing a father who seems to lack morals and his daughter, Alice. Alice is young and innocent but also has many emotions. When a stranger comes to their home it creates potential danger and conflict. The story suggests themes of danger and the difficulties of human interaction, as we see Alice wanting something different from her life under her father's control, setting the scene for character development and challenges.