E. M. FORSTER
Life:
was brought up by his mother and his great-aunt
Entered in King’s College, Cambridge in 1897
His father died early
1912 visited India
Born in London in 1879
Died in 1970
Use "Victorian tradition"
omniscent narrator
optimism
plot arrangement
technique of irony
comedy of manners.
Themes
English middle class
Symbolism
Social and Political problems and the Power of Human Connection
Personal relationships
works were humorous
Style and setting
A passage to India
Indian landscape dominates the novel
obtrusive omniscient narrator
Shifting point of view of the characters
Mrs. Moore
Dr. Aziz
Adela Quested,
Imperialism
visit Marabar caves
incident
Adela Quested: accuse of physical assault
Aziz: arrested
Mrs. Moore: nervous breakdown
the end:
Adela: disowned by english people exept fielding
Aziz: is released
Mrs. Moore die