
Really, in this novel the personal relations are of paramount importance. Monteriano, on the other hand is represented by Gino who is affectionate, impulsive and natural. Herriton’s sincere, calculating, cold and in her ostentatious and snobbery. In ‘Where Angels Fear to Tread’ the contrast and the conflict are between the world Sawston that is of smug, respectable conventionality and that of Monteriano representing free and natural feelings. The characters move between the two worlds.

In each of his novels, Forster presents two opposite world and different ways of life. Forster in most of his novels is concerned with the dual theme of personal salvation and the conflict of good and evil.

The theme of ‘WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD’ has been highlighted by a number of literary critics from various angles.
