Edward Morgan Forster 1879-1970

the life

style and theme

A Passage to India, plot

born in London

themes

mixes feature from victorian age and early modern age.

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.

themes

personal reletionship and values like emphaty and tollerance

a trial follows full of prejudice and incomprehension between the 2 culture and at the end the conflict between societies remaines unsolved.

structure and settings

3 parts:

studied in king's college

moved to Italy and travelled to India

works

1907 "the longest journey"

1910 "Howards ends"

1908 "Room with a view"

1905 "Were angels fear to tread"

1924 "A passage to India"

comedy of manners, interested in society.

personal relationship

question about the future and irony

conflict between characters and other cultures

Caves, work

Temple, love

Mosque, knowledge

style

shifting point of view

uses negative forms to stress ambiguity and mistery

omniscent narrator

the dissolution of the british empire

imperialistic discrimination

development of national conscousness

the desire to overcome racial differences