A Passage to India | Social Concerns
There exists no doubt that one of E.M. Forster's primary concerns in A Passage to India focuses upon the realistic depiction of the social and political environments within colonial India. In so doing, he severely criticizes Anglo-Indian colonial society, maintaining strong doubts as to whether British and Indians can reconcile their wide cultural differences in temperament, social concepts, and religious viewpoints. Herein lies the tragedy of the piece, and seemingly neither group can do anything to prevent it. Prejudice and misunderstanding stand in the way of goodwill, and when...
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