A Passage to India (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: E. M. Forster
- First Published: 1924
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: c. 1920
- Setting: India
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Nature, Religion, Friendship, 1920’s, Trials, England or English people, India or East Indian people, Mysticism, Caves
- Locales: India
Characters Discussed
Dr. Aziz (ah-ZEEZ), an amiable, sensitive, and intelligent young Moslem doctor in Chandrapore, India. Ignored and snubbed by the English colony, he nevertheless becomes friendly with three English newcomers to India—Mr. Fielding, Mrs. Moore, and Miss Quested. When he takes them on a tour of the sinister Marabar Caves, Miss Quested becomes separated from the party, and later she accuses him of attempted rape. Jailed and humiliated, he becomes markedly anti- British. After Miss Quested withdraws her charge at his trial, he wants to collect damages, but...
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E. M. Forster (Cyclopedia of World Authors)E. M. Forster (Short Fiction)E. M. Forster (Dictionary of World Biography)E. M. Forster (Long Fiction)
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