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Passage to india major characters and themes
1. Novel 4
Passage to India
Major characters / Themes
Members of the group
Doaa Ahmed Ali Saleh
Jawaher Subhi Albalawi
Shoaa Ibrahim Albalawi
Manal Flaih Alanzi
Albandari Flaih Alanzi
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3. A Passage to India (1924) is a novel by English author E. M.
Forster , Edward Morgan Forster was born in London in 1879 and
died in 1970. A Passage to India published in 1924 , It was
selected as one of the 100 great works of 20th century English
literature by the Modern Library , “A Passage to India” is
Forster's last novel, based on his experiences in India.
In this novel , Forster examines the conflict between Indian and
British . The story revolves around four characters: Dr. Aziz, his
British friend Mr. Cyril Fielding, Mrs. Moore, and Miss Adela
Quested. During a trip to the Marabar Caves , Adela thinks she
finds herself alone with Dr. Aziz in one of the caves (when in fact
he is in an entirely different cave), and subsequently panics and
flees . It is assumed that Dr. Aziz has attempted to assault her.
Aziz's trial, and its run-up and aftermath, bring to a boil the
common racial tensions and prejudices between indigenous
Indians and the British who rule India.
Introduction
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5. Doctor Aziz
Main character of the novel. Aziz is a young Muslim/Indian doctor
who lives very simply in a modest bungalow in Chandrapore in
order to support his three children. Aziz's quick response to Mrs.
Moore and Fielding is a part of the secret of the "understanding
heart" which Forster emphasizes as the key to understanding
among men. Aziz's name embodies the "beginning" and the "end"
(A to Z) of human frailties, but he makes no mistake about the
people who have the ability to judge on the basis of individual
worth. Aziz is a skilled surgeon and a well-educated, intelligent
doctor, and he also is poet . Aziz is partly influenced against
Western thought by the high-handed ways of the English, who do
not make the Western way of life attractive.
6. Cyril Fielding
The schoolmaster of the Government College. He is a middle-aged
man who is too set in his ways to be influenced by the other Anglo-
Indians. He is liberal, strong and intelligent. Fielding is Forster's
"top man" to demonstrate the kind of understanding that the world
needs. Like Adela, he is ruled more by intellect than love or
emotion. He is a loyal friend , sticking by Aziz during the trial
despite their racial differences and pressure from the British. With
a combination of human and spiritual understanding, Fielding
would certainly be the man "most likely to succeed" in promoting
world understanding.
7. Mrs. Moore
Mrs. Moore comes to India to visit her son and bring over Adela.
Mrs. Moore personifies the religious theme of the novel. She is the
symbol of spirit and universal love. Mrs. Moore came over to
India as a good Christian, but her experience in India draws her to
the spiritual world rather than the traditionally religious one. After
her death, her character becomes even more important, especially
in the trial. She is capable of loving and of being loved. Though
they know each other for only a short time, Mrs. Moore and Aziz
deeply love and respect each other.
8. Adela Quested
she Comes to India to visit Ronny, the man she thinks she will
marry, to see how he behaves at work. She wants to see the 'real
India' for purely intellectual reasons. Unlike Aziz and Mrs. Moore,
Adela is pure intellect. She does not feel things, but thinks them.
She is plain but generally decent. She is neither likable nor
detestable. The reader may find himself sympathetic with Adela and
at the same time smile agreement with Aziz at his unkind, but
comic, remarks about her; her cold honesty is admirable but not
endearing.
9. Ronny Heaslop
Ronny Heaslop is Adela’s fiancée and Mrs. Moore’s son. He is the
City Magistrate of Chandrapore. He and his mother disagree about
the way Indians are treated. He is a victim of the British school
system and is steeped in unemotional officialism . Ronny believes
his mother’s religious and spiritual beliefs are a sign of senility.
Ronny is the epitome of the class-conscious Englishman. He does
not judge on the basis of merit, but rather by position on the social
ladder. As a result of his training, he cannot countenance, or
understand, anyone who questions these standards. This is why
Adela is unsuitable for him and why he cannot be reached by his
mother's arguments.
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11. 1/ Colonialism
On one level, A Passage to India is an in-depth description of daily
life in India under British rule. The British “Raj” (its colonial
empire in India) lasted from 1858 to 1947. Forster himself was
British, but in the novel he is very critical of colonialism. He never
goes so far as to advocate outright Indian rebellion, but he does
show how the colonial system is inherently flawed. Forster also
shows how the colonial system makes the Indians hate and
sometimes condescend to the British , his overall message is that
colonialism in India is a harmful system for both the British and the
Indians. Friendships like that between Aziz and Fielding are a rare
exception, not the rule, and even such friendships are all but
destroyed or thwarted by the problems and tensions of colonialism.
12. 2/ Friendship
On one level, A Passage to India is an in-depth description of daily life in India
under British rule. The British “Raj” (its colonial empire in India) lasted from
1858 to 1947. Forster himself was British, but in the novel he is very critical of
colonialism. He never goes so far as to advocate outright Indian rebellion, but he
does show how the colonial system is inherently flawed. Forster also shows how
the colonial system makes the Indians hate and sometimes condescend to the
British , his overall message is that colonialism in India is a harmful system for
both the British and the Indians. Friendships like that between Aziz and Fielding
are a rare exception, not the rule, and even such friendships are all but destroyed
or thwarted by the problems and tensions of colonialism. Thus Forster doesn’t let
go of his humanistic ideals, but he does show how such ideals can be hindered by
social systems and cultural divides.
13. 3/ Race and Culture
Many observations about race and culture in colonial India are
threaded throughout the novel. A Passage to India is in some ways
a sort of ethnography, or an examination of the customs of different
cultures. On the English side, Forster examines the English
tendency to be rational without emotion, and what is perceived as
the English lack of imagination. Forster gives equal time to
analyzing Indian culture. On one level he portrays the many
religions and cultures of the country, which are part of the reason
India remains so internally divide . Forster gives the greatest
importance to interpersonal human interaction and friendship, but
he also recognizes the pervasive influence of larger social forces.
14. Passage to India was selected as one of the 100 great works of
20th century English literature , it was Forster's masterpiece
.The question that the Indians discuss in Chapter 2 — "Is it
possible for the Indians to be friends with the English?" — is
the focal point of the plot of A Passage to India. Can East meet
West on a plane where each not only tolerates but also
appreciates the other? In a larger sense Forster asks if universal
understanding is possible. (It should be pointed out that this
novel does not really suggest an affirmative answer to that
question.) He then proceeds to introduce characters from the
major factions in India and to show their interactions.