Critical Analysis Of Passage To India

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A Passage to India is a novel written in 1924 by English author E. M. Forster. The story is set in India and it deals with the political occupation of the country by the British, a colonial domination that ended decades after the publication of the book. It talks about many important topics but it especially deals with human relationships. It is an example of how different cultures behave when are forced to stay together. Indeed, A Passage to India is an exploration of Anglo-Indian friendship. The novel begins with a debate at Hamidullah’s between two Indians, him and Mohmaud Ali, "... they were discussing as to whether or no(t) it is possible to be friends with an Englishman. Mahmoud Ali argued that it was not, Hamidullah disagreed, but with so many reservations..." The main relationship analysed in the book regards the one between Aziz, an Indian doctor, and Mr. Fielding, an Englishman. Their friendship is not stable; in fact, it continually grows and falters.
In the novel, the figure of Cyril Fielding is clearly the most associated with author himself. Among the other Englishmen in India, he is the most inclined to tighten relations with Indians. He does not find racial distinctions between himself and Indians; in fact, he frequently interacts with them. Moreover, he believes that people from different parts of the world can understand one another "by the help of good will plus culture and intelligence." Instead, Aziz at the beginning of the book does not show his

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