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Edward Morgan Forster 1879-1970 - Coggle Diagram
Edward Morgan Forster 1879-1970
the life
born in London
studied in king's college
moved to Italy and travelled to India
style and theme
themes
personal relationship
question about the future and irony
conflict between characters and other cultures
mixes feature from victorian age and early modern age.
comedy of manners, interested in society.
A Passage to India, plot
A trip into Marabar caves turns into a scandal when Adela, engaged to Ronny, accuses dr. Aziz of physical assault, creating tension between the indian and british community.
a trial follows full of prejudice and incomprehension between the 2 culture and at the end the conflict between societies remaines unsolved.
themes
personal reletionship and values like emphaty and tollerance
the dissolution of the british empire
imperialistic discrimination
development of national conscousness
the desire to overcome racial differences
structure and settings
3 parts:
Caves, work
Temple, love
Mosque, knowledge
works
1907 "the longest journey"
1910 "Howards ends"
1908 "Room with a view"
1905 "Were angels fear to tread"
1924 "A passage to India"
style
shifting point of view
uses negative forms to stress ambiguity and mistery
omniscent narrator