A Passage to India: Culture Clash
CONTEXT
British context
Forster was a British writer and most of his readers were British. His work reflects also England and the period in which Forster lived and wrote. He is commonly regarded as an Edwardian novelist, because his first four novels were published during the reign of King Edward VII (1901-1910); in this period his values and outlook were developed.
England had undergone the traumatic experience of the First World War; more than 750000 soldiers were killed, along with another million from other parts of British Empire.
Between 1912 and 1924, the British policy had also changed: there were two main parties, the Liberal and the Conservative.
British Empire was changing. The change was more evident in Ireland. Ireland gained the indipendence in 1921.
KEY POINTS
FULL TITLE: “A Passage to India”
AUTHOR: Edward Morgan Forster
TYPE OF WORK: Novel
TIME AND PLACE WRITTEN: 1912-1924 England
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 1924
TENSE: Past
THEMES: Culture Clash; Friendship; Ambiguity; Religion
CHARACTERS: Dr Aziz, Mr Fielding, Adela Quested, Mrs. Moore, Ronny Healsop
SETTING ( TIME ): 1910s or 1920s
SETTING ( PLACE ): India, specifically the cities of Chandrapore and Mau.
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CHARACTERS
Dr Aziz
Is the central Indian character in the novel.
He works at the government hospital in Chandrapore.
He writes poetry and his favorite poetic themes are: the Decay of Islam and the brevity of Love.
He’s described as a true “Oriental” person.
He’s very goodwill and his impulsive nature get him into situations that cause him trouble.
Like many of his friends prefers to communicte throught confidences, underlying words and indirect speech
Like many other Indians struggles with the problem of the English in India.
CHARACTERS
Mr Fielding
The principal of the Government College (that is, a British−run school) in Chandrapore.
He has "no racial feeling“.
He’s far and away most the successful at developing
British context
Forster was a British writer and most of his readers were British. His work reflects also England and the period in which Forster lived and wrote. He is commonly regarded as an Edwardian novelist, because his first four novels were published during the reign of King Edward VII (1901-1910); in this period his values and outlook were developed.
England had undergone the traumatic experience of the First World War; more than 750000 soldiers were killed, along with another million from other parts of British Empire.
Between 1912 and 1924, the British policy had also changed: there were two main parties, the Liberal and the Conservative.
British Empire was changing. The change was more evident in Ireland. Ireland gained the indipendence in 1921.
KEY POINTS
FULL TITLE: “A Passage to India”
AUTHOR: Edward Morgan Forster
TYPE OF WORK: Novel
TIME AND PLACE WRITTEN: 1912-1924 England
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 1924
TENSE: Past
THEMES: Culture Clash; Friendship; Ambiguity; Religion
CHARACTERS: Dr Aziz, Mr Fielding, Adela Quested, Mrs. Moore, Ronny Healsop
SETTING ( TIME ): 1910s or 1920s
SETTING ( PLACE ): India, specifically the cities of Chandrapore and Mau.
Carico...
CHARACTERS
Dr Aziz
Is the central Indian character in the novel.
He works at the government hospital in Chandrapore.
He writes poetry and his favorite poetic themes are: the Decay of Islam and the brevity of Love.
He’s described as a true “Oriental” person.
He’s very goodwill and his impulsive nature get him into situations that cause him trouble.
Like many of his friends prefers to communicte throught confidences, underlying words and indirect speech
Like many other Indians struggles with the problem of the English in India.
CHARACTERS
Mr Fielding
The principal of the Government College (that is, a British−run school) in Chandrapore.
He has "no racial feeling“.
He’s far and away most the successful at developing