A Passage to India E.M Forster The title of A Passage to India is a reference to a poem by Walt Whitman, “A Passage to India”. In the poem, Whitman takes the reader on a journey through time and space. India presents itself as legendary land that inspired Christopher Columbus to find a westward from …
Month: September 2011
Themes The difficulty of English and India Friendship Passage to India begins and ends by asking whether it is possible for an Englishman and an Indian would be ever friends, at least in the context of British colonialism. Forster uses it as a framework for exploring the general issue of political control of British India …
A Passage to India Major Characters Dr. Aziz In A Passage To India, Aziz seems to a mess of contradictions and extremes, embodiment of the concept of Forster’s “root” in India. Aziz is impetuous and fickle, changing views and concerns quickly and without warning, from one moment to another. His mood swings back and forth between …
Dr. Aziz – intelligent, emotional Chandrapore’s Indian doctor. Aziz tries to make friends with Adela Quested, Mrs. Moore, and Cyril Fielding. Later, Adela falsely accuses Aziz of attempted rape after an expedition to the caves Marabar, but the charges dropped after Adela’s testimony at trial. Aziz likes to write and recite poetry. He has three …
Two English, Miss Adela Quested young and the elderly Mrs. Moore, the trip to India. Adela expected to engaged to Mrs. Moore’s son, Ronny, a British magistrate in the Indian city of Chandrapore. Adela and Mrs. Moore each hoping to see the real India during their visit, rather than cultural institutions imported by the British. …