The central question surrounding A Passage to India is whether the novel provides any resolution or merely hints at the hope or possibility of one. Essentially, does Forster, in developing his dual themes, create so many obstacles for his characters that a resolution becomes impossible? For example, when Adela Quested arrives in India with Mrs. Moore to marry her son, Ronald Heaslop, she accuses Dr. Aziz of either verbally or physically insulting her (the details remain unclear) in the Marabar Caves. The ensuing trial sparks the expected bitter conflict between the English and the Indians. However, at a pivotal moment in the trial, Adela unexpectedly withdraws her accusation, which leads to her leaving Chandrapore, and Ronald marrying someone else. Despite opportunities for stronger connections between the British and Indians, the cultural divide seems too vast to bridge. Ronald Heaslop believes that the Europeans' distrust of the Indians stems from their lack of effort to understand Indian cultural, social, and religious perspectives. Both he and Cyril Fielding hope that personal interactions might at least spark some modest progress. Yet, they both acknowledge a fundamental truth: people are inevitably constrained by the limitations of their own cultural backgrounds, which shape their thoughts and attitudes. As Fielding reflects, "He had thrown in his lot with Anglo-India by marrying a country woman, and he was acquiring some of its limitations, and already felt surprise at his own heroism. Would he today defy all his own people for the sake of a stray Indian? Aziz was a memento, a trophy, they were proud of each other, yet they must inevitably depart." Ultimately, they must part ways—Fielding to return to his wife, and Aziz to live peacefully with his family in his homeland, dedicating his time to writing poetry and reading Persian literature.