A Passage to IndiaIn this Readers' Guide, Betty Jay considers the establishment of Forster's reputation and the various attempts of critics to decipher the complex codes that are a feature of his novel. Successive chapters focus on debates around Forster's liberal-humanism, with essays from F. R. Leavis, Lionel Trilling and Malcolm Bradbury; on the indeterminacy and ambiguity of the text, with extracts from essays by Gillian Beer, Robert Barratt, Wendy Moffat and Jo-Ann Hoeppner Moran; and on the sexual politics of Forster's work, with writings from Elaine Showalter, Frances L. Restuccia and Eve Dawkins Poll. The Guide concludes with essays from Jeffrey Meyers and Jenny Sharpe, who read A Passage to India in terms of its engagement with British imperialism. |
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... kind of group thinking is what ultimately causes Ronny to clash with both Adela and his mother , Mrs. Moore . Nonetheless , Ronny is not the worst of the English in India , and Forster is somewhat sympathetic in his portrayal of him ...
... kind of group thinking is what ultimately causes Ronny to clash with both Adela and his mother , Mrs. Moore . Nonetheless , Ronny is not the worst of the English in India , and Forster is somewhat sympathetic in his portrayal of him ...
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... kind of bird sits on the tree above them . Ronny does not know , which depresses Adela even more ; meanwhile , the narrator notes that nothing is identifiable in India , as things disappear or change before one can name them . The ...
... kind of bird sits on the tree above them . Ronny does not know , which depresses Adela even more ; meanwhile , the narrator notes that nothing is identifiable in India , as things disappear or change before one can name them . The ...
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... , profitable , capitalist system . Aziz objects to this kind of materialism , believing it values profit and efficiency over intangible matters of spirit and love . QUOTATIONS 5 . Were there worlds beyond which they could 78 E.M. FORSTER.
... , profitable , capitalist system . Aziz objects to this kind of materialism , believing it values profit and efficiency over intangible matters of spirit and love . QUOTATIONS 5 . Were there worlds beyond which they could 78 E.M. FORSTER.
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CONTEXT | 1 |
ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CHARACTERS | 9 |
SUMMARY ANALYSIS | 20 |
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