A Passage To India

Author’s Bio Forster Visited India in 1914 He later re-visited for a longer stay, this time unaccompanied, in 1920 In addition to Passage to India, he wrote a non-fiction book chronicling his stays in India, The Hill of Devi.

Structure 3 Parts – Mosque, Caves, Temple. The names of the parts indicate the settings of the major scene of the part These scenes define India as Forster sees it.

Motivations/Psychological Analysis Dr. Aziz Seeks friendship Naïve until court incident; then somewhat hardened; also depressed from wife’s death

Dr. Fielding Motivated by unbiased concern for all Rejected by most for not showing partiality

Adela Quested Idealistic but ultimately unable to accept the society she wishes to embrace

Mrs. Moore Wise, realistic, and unbiased; however, she is not perfect, and is, like Adela, unable to accept India in full

Ronny Heaslop Sycophantic to the point of rejection of his mother, and later fiancée Small-minded and selfish

Connections to Other Lit. Brave New World – Englishmen are conditioned Catch-22 – Similar regime make-ups To Kill a Mockingbird – In contrast to this earlier text on racism, Passage to India shows a very different form of racism.