A Passage to India is a novel written by E.M. Foster. It is located in the middle of the British Raj in India, when it was under the effective control of the British Empire for a long time, which developed a powerful economic control of the natural resources of the country, exploiting and exporting them to the most diverse places of the empire king George V and thereby creating a flourishing trade that benefited most the undisputed power in Britain grade.
During this time, the population of India continually suffer the abuses of British colonialism, as this vast colony had been conceived by Britain as a colony of exploitation, maintaining a small English presence mainly intended to control the flow of goods and maintain the order in the country, resulting one of the most precarious situations and inhumane suffered by the countries colonized by Europe during the stage known as New Imperialism.
In this context, E.M. Forster brings us the story of Passage to India, deeply exploring the various conflicts arising in a land where the constant clash of cultures was something that was the order of the day and unfortunately not always ended favorably, it is also dealing with a terribly unjust world. As Lionel Trilling said: “A Passage to India is not a radical novel… …show more content…
Fielding, the only English person trying to prove the innocence of Aziz. On the other hand we find the Indian population, they have labeled unfair situation and do not hesitate to celebrate success after the trial. Although this situation also made it more difficult friendship between Dr. Aziz and Fielding, despite both tried to be, that friendship was doomed. People cannot establish friendship of equals when the Raj is based on an inequality of power. All relationships are subordinated to the political relationships, the political
During this time, the population of India continually suffer the abuses of British colonialism, as this vast colony had been conceived by Britain as a colony of exploitation, maintaining a small English presence mainly intended to control the flow of goods and maintain the order in the country, resulting one of the most precarious situations and inhumane suffered by the countries colonized by Europe during the stage known as New Imperialism.
In this context, E.M. Forster brings us the story of Passage to India, deeply exploring the various conflicts arising in a land where the constant clash of cultures was something that was the order of the day and unfortunately not always ended favorably, it is also dealing with a terribly unjust world. As Lionel Trilling said: “A Passage to India is not a radical novel… …show more content…
Fielding, the only English person trying to prove the innocence of Aziz. On the other hand we find the Indian population, they have labeled unfair situation and do not hesitate to celebrate success after the trial. Although this situation also made it more difficult friendship between Dr. Aziz and Fielding, despite both tried to be, that friendship was doomed. People cannot establish friendship of equals when the Raj is based on an inequality of power. All relationships are subordinated to the political relationships, the political