The major reason preventing the friendship between the two men is the hostility between the East and the West. England has colonized India and is pushing their beliefs of religion and government onto the Indians. The English do not want anything to do with the Indian people or culture. Mrs. Callendar, a British woman, said, “The kindest thing one can do to a native is to let him die” (Forster, 25). This statement suggests that the English hate the Indians, and the English feel they are better than the natives. When the English colonized in India, they built their establishments in the hills, above the Indians to show their superiority and to get as far away from the natives as possible. The English find it horrible to become fri

Even the Indian earth prevents friendship between Indians and the English. As the two ride together in the jungle, it seems as if nothing in nature wants the two of them to be friends. “The horses didn’t want it¾they swerved apart; the earth didn’t want it, sending up rocks through which riders must pass single file” (Forster, 362). The two men ride off separated by nature, ending in good terms, but they know that it is impossible for them to still see each other. Aziz tells Fielding that it is possible for the two to be friends, but only after the English are out of India and one of them is able to put his cultures behind him.

The difference in cultural mindsets is evident during the trip to the Marabar Caves. There, Adela asks Aziz, “Have you one wife or more than one” (Forster, 169), not knowing that it is inappropriate to ask that question to an Indian. Aziz finds this question very offensive, but Adela has no idea she was wrong in asking; Adela just thought she was making good conversation. These types of misunderstandings between people from the two cultures prevent the creation of friendships.

Fielding is torn between his best friend Aziz and his own people. When Aziz is accused of assaulting Miss Quested, Fielding immediately supports Aziz. He explains his good nature and how Aziz would never commit such a crime. This makes Aziz very happy, but the English feel betrayed. The British call Fielding “seditious,” and “anti-British” for his lack of support to his native country. When the trial is settled and Aziz is

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