Passage To India: Setting And Diction
Passage to India takes place in the early 20th century when the British are still in control of India. The story takes place mainly in Chandrapore, which is a made up place in India. Chandrapore is predominantly Moslem, and its unique attraction is the Marabar Caves, which is a good train ride away from the city. Later the story moves to Mau, a more Hindu town in India, where Aziz starts a new life away from the Europeans. During most of the story it is the very hot summer months, which cause the death of Mrs. Moore. There is much Hindu and Moslem interaction due to the fact that the story is before the two separate nations of India and Pakistan are created. The imaginary town of Chandrapore is a pleasant little town that has a large English population, which is rather secluded from the Indians. It seems to be economically well off compared to most of India’s other villages, which are poverty stricken, mainly due to the Briti
The language is rather formal especially amongst the English. They usually do not use first names, rather they address each other as Mr., Mrs., or Miss, and if not that, then they use the last name, which still sounds formal. The narration is formal also, but it is not the fact that Forster uses a large vocabulary but the oration is rather elegant and calm. Even when the discussion is about rudeness everything stays calm as in this scene “Somehow this stopped Hamidullah, and he desisted from his brutality [towards Ronny], which had shocked Fielding more than anyone else. He remained silent while the details of Miss Quested’s occupation of the college were arranged, merely remarking to Ronny…” (Forster p277). The book is written with formal language. The imagery of the book is strong at certain points. The settings of the book are very detailed taking a good length of time to describe some places like the city of Chandrapore, the Marabar cav
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Club English,
Ronny…” Forster,
Bhattacharyas Aziz,
Passage India,
India Aziz,
Marabar Caves,
Miss Quested’s,
Hindu Moslem,
India Chandrapore,
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forster pg,
short sentence,
marabar caves,
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Approximate Word count = 643
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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