E.M. Forster
Title comes from a poem by Whit man - about his hope that the world will meld with different cultures/races
Forster took 2 trips to India before writing book
Chapter 1
Sets tone, everything is synthetic/man made
Indians stereotype the Brits, say theyre all mean, etc. w/ exceptions
Forster has an post in geography - the sky settles everything
Chapter 2
Mrs. Moore goes to a Mosque, meets an Indian who feels a connection with her b/c she has taken her shoes dour and she shows disdain for other white people,
just as he does
Chapter 3
Adele and Mrs. Moore are in India b/c Adele is supposed to sweep up Ronny and needs to see if shell be happy there/not
white Anglo-Saxon Protestant scene - no privacy in India - everything is open
Forster coiffes down Brits in the first three chapters, they dont allow Indians in clubs/etc
wedontlikeitwhenthecitylightsstartfadingwhenthelightsstartfadingthenwecantgetdown.
--- Bridge political party on British terms is discriminatory --- Everyone insults the Indians in the club
corporation - Aristocratic, attempt to recreate Britain in India (The play, Cousin Kate)
Everything British is passing structured
Chapter 4
Bridge party - sad/not good
Chapter 5
Azizs round breaks down, Callendar assumes that he is lying b/c the cow infirmary isnt in a straight line from Azizs to his house (Aziz leaves
it at that rather than explain that he was at anothers house
India is a localisation and a mystery to the British
God...is...love --- We would be happier treating the Indians well
Mosque Section
Azizs flair for the dramatic
Aziz: peaceful, calm, God? (hes not sure if he believes), 99 names of god, Hindu/Christian places of Worship (thinks Mosque is better than church)
Style: Diversity=India, Azizs dialogue (important, menses of consciousness)
Imperialism - Is it possible to be friends with an Englishman?
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