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Separation is a powerful theme in Forster's work. The reality is that...

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:49:40 PST

Separation is a powerful theme in Forster's work. The reality is that Forster creates a vision of colonialism that is, by definition, one of separation. The British who settled in India were separated from their own homeland. The Indians who were forced to live under British rule felt separated from their own notion of personal identity, as they were Anglicized in many ways. On a personal level between characters, separation is present...

How does Forster represent separation in his novel A Passage to India?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:17:18 PST

How does Forster represent separation in his novel A Passage to India?

Perhaps, the answer to Forster's philosophy to existence lives inside...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:43:45 PST

Perhaps, the answer to Forster's philosophy to existence lives inside the cave. The darkness, the nothingness, the everythingness seemed to envelop much for Forster. Inside the cave, everyone is equal, everyone is the same. The social conditions that laud the British and put down the Indians disappear. The economic stratification that divides rich and poor also dissipates. Everyone is subject to the same experience: BOUM. That is...

There are several ways to read the theme of separation in Forster's...

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:11:44 PST

There are several ways to read the theme of separation in Forster's work. In my mind, the most evident theme of separation is that of cultural distance between the Indians and the British. Due to colonization and the notion that Indian was occupied by the British, there is a natural separation between both cultures. Forster spends a great deal of time and text explaining that there is a fundamental difference or chasm between both...

I believe in Aziz. and he was innocent for many reasons; 1- If there...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:08:39 PST

I believe in Aziz. and he was innocent for many reasons; 1- If there is any attempt to do such thing with Adela he will never going to invite Mrs.Moore with here and all of those people who are with them in the trip. 2- Aziz is a muslim man, and what characterises them is not lying. Add to that, that there is no reason to lie. 3- The echo is a symbol, and has the hand in what is happened to Adela. 4- The situation of Adela. When she was...

why Dr. Aziz concession?

Sun, 3 May 2009 14:40:00 PST

why Dr. Aziz concession?

An essay about the separation theme in "Passage to India"

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:13:33 PST

An essay about the separation theme in "Passage to India"

How is the theme of separation represented in A Passage to India?

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:58:07 PST

How is the theme of separation represented in A Passage to India?

This novel of Forster's is widely regarded to be his best, analysing the...

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:30:34 PST

This novel of Forster's is widely regarded to be his best, analysing the nature of the relationship between the British colonisers and the Indian people during the time of the British Raj, and also widens this to examine the nature of the relationships between human beings in general. Forster's motto, "only connect", is a key theme in this novel as well as in Howard's End. Despite this hope of bridging cultural divides, racial tension is most...

How does E.M. Forster represent racial conflict in A passage to India'?

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:43:45 PST

How does E.M. Forster represent racial conflict in A passage to India'?

Forster's Philosophy of Life in A Passage to India

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 05:59:54 PST

In A Passage to India Forster seems to have lost his faith in human relations as sole remedy against human ills. His love for human beings is shaken though not lost. His love has become thinner with a tinge of good-humoured distrust. We shall have to make a study of Fielding in this connection. Fielding was a sensible and good natured man with a clear understanding of all fundamental things of life. But he lacked...

A Passage to India, published in 1924, was E.M. Forster's first novel in...

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 00:39:42 PST

A Passage to India, published in 1924, was E.M. Forster's first novel in fourteen years, and the last novel he wrote. Subtle and rich in symbolism, the novel works on several levels. On the surface, it is about India—which at the time was a colonial possession of Britain—and about the relations between Bntish and Indian people in that country. It is also about the necessity of friendship, and about the difficulty of establishing friendship...

a 'passage' used to refer to a long journey by boat. When this book was...

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:02:01 PST

a 'passage' used to refer to a long journey by boat. When this book was written India was considered 'The Jewel in The Crown' of The British Empire and 1000s of British people booked a 'passage to India' to take up jobs and opportunities.But you could also see the title to imply 'transition' of character. An emotional journey.

WRITE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL.

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:46:48 PST

WRITE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL.

Forster uses the titles of the sections to foreshadow what is to come...

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:34:00 PST

Forster uses the titles of the sections to foreshadow what is to come in each part. Each section focuses on a specific group of people, a specific season, and a certain kind of behavior in each of the three sections.In "Mosque" the focus is on the Muslim characters. Recall that we meet Aziz and his friends in Chapter II; Aziz meets Mrs. Moore in a mosque. The season is spring, a time of cool weather in India; the behavior will be...

Why is the novel divided into three parts: mosque, caves and temple?...

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:16:03 PST

Why is the novel divided into three parts: mosque, caves and temple? What is the novel describing?

A Passage to India examines these things by portraying the East and the...

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:43:41 PST

A Passage to India examines these things by portraying the East and the West differently. The West is seen as the educated, civil society. The East is portrayed as a romantic, unchanging other. Forester does this to emphasize how the societies are viewed differently. One lens to view this book with is Edward Said's Orientalism. It says that the West views the East in an unchanging way, and it views the Orient as having one culture (even...

How does "A Passage to India" examine racial misunderstanding,...

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:46:10 PST

How does "A Passage to India" examine racial misunderstanding, cultural hypocrisies and racial discrimination?

The wasp symbolizes India itself. Mrs. Moore admires the wasp for its...

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:45:22 PST

The wasp symbolizes India itself. Mrs. Moore admires the wasp for its beauty, especially since it is such an Indian wasp and not at all British. However, she completely underestimates or ignores its power to sting. In the same way, she admires India's beauty, forgetting that this is a country desperately trying to survive and keep its own identity. That beautiful "sting" will eventually be aimed at the British raj, as she...

Both Aziz and Fielding, to some extent, work to please the other ethnic...

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:27:09 PST

Both Aziz and Fielding, to some extent, work to please the other ethnic group. Aziz bends over backward to accomodate the British raj, while Fielding (though less subservient) does the same with the Indians. And both do this with a certain measure of contempt, both for their own group and for the other as well. Aziz, however, is much more concerned about appearances, does he look dutiful enough, etc. Fielding, on the other hand, has no...