When EM Forster wrote A Room with a View in 1903, he was not satisfied with it, stating that it was "clear, bright and well constructed, but so thin". (Macaulay, 2007:78). This novel has become one of Forster's most famous and popular books. It is a satirical romantic comedy that criticizes the world of manners and social rules, through a dry and funny wit and hilarious characterization. It is a social satire criticizing conservative Victorian British society in the early 20th century; at a time when the more permissive Edwardian code standard was just starting to take hold (Leah, 2012). A Room with a View is about a young woman living in the repressed Edwardian era who travels to Italy with her spinster cousin. While in Italy they meet numerous characters who often find themselves in funny situations. What we find funny is influenced by our culture, our age, gender, personality and our life experiences. Bremmer and Roodenberg (1997), define humor as "any message - conveyed through actions, words, writings, images, or music - intended to produce a smile or laughter". Veatch defines it as “a psychological state that tends to produce laughter.” (Veatch, 1999). Critical humor is a genre of literature called satire (Audrieth, 1998). Writing about authors who write satire, Bloom and Bloom explain that "they like to think of themselves as judges of morals and mores" (Bloom, 1979). ). In satire, vices and shortcomings are ridiculed with the aim of shaming individuals or society. A critical attitude blends with humor so that ultimately “humanity can be improved” (Harris, 1990). A Room with a View is a lighthearted social satire by the Orati...... middle of paper......2010 D&M Publishers, Inc.L. Audrieth, Anthony "The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking" 1998.Robert Harris, 1990 The Purpose and Method of Satire http://www.virtualsalt.com/satire.htmTom Veatch, 1999 http:// tomveatch.com/else /humor/paper/node30.html Satire Stanford UniversityTom Veatch, 1998 A Theory of Humor Stanford University, Stanford, California http://tomveatch.com/else/humor/paper/Bloom, Edward A. and Lillian D. Bloom. 1979. The persuasive voice of satire. London: Cornwell University Press.Gruner, Charles R. 1992 Satire as Persuasion. http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED395321Herz, Judith 2007. The Cambridge Companion to T. M. Forsterr, ed. David Bradshaw Cambridge University PressMacaulay, Rose, 1970. The Writings of E. M. Forster. Barnes & Noble Inc.K. Gifford, 2013 Horatian Satire Humanities Web.org www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=l&p=t&a=d&ID=309