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by E.M. Forster

A Passage to India study guide contains a biography of E.M. Forster, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

E.M. Forster's A Passage to India concerns the relations between the English and the native population of India during the colonial period in which Britain ruled India. The novel takes place primarily in Chandrapore, a city along the Ganges River notable only for the nearby Marabar caves. The main character of the novel is Dr. Aziz, a Moslem doctor in Chandrapore and widower. After he is summoned to the Civil Surgeon's home only to be promptly ignored, Aziz visits a local Islamic temple where he meets Mrs. Moore, an elderly British woman visiting her son, Mr. Heaslop, who is the City Magistrate. Although Aziz reprimands her for not taking her shoes off in the temple before realizing she has in fact observed this rule, the two soon find that…

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Analyse the setting of chapter one in 'A Passage to India'

should critised the setting and focus more on the atmosphere and the Marabar Caves

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