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