What Happens Howards End

Leonard has a heart attack and dies. After the inquest, Charles is charged with manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison. Henry is shattered, and comes to Margaret for help. Henry, Margaret, and Helen move into Howards End, where Helen and Henry learn to be friends and where Helen’s son is born.

How does Howards End End?

With their lease up and the owner set to tear down their house to make room for a block of flats, the Schlegels move out and their belongings end up in Howards End, while Henry and Margaret plan a house in Sussex. Helen is still avoiding her family, traveling around the continent and pointedly refusing to see them.

What is the main message of Howards End?

Arguably the central theme of Howards End is what happens when relationships grow between people who have very different attitudes and values. Their attractions to each other may struggle to endure the gaping differences between their opinions and ways of living.