A Passage to India
In E.M. Forster's novel A Passage to India, characters often seem to be put into one of two opposing groups. An Anglo-Indian or native Indian. Most of the characters in this novel fit into one of these categories. The characters are in a way stereotype of the groups. Most of the British characters dislike the Indian characters, and the reverse is true for the Indian characters. However, some characters Forster developed to the point that these categories cannot be applied. These characters ought to be viewed as people who have a unique personality, and a unique role in the story. Though there are a couple of characters that fit this description none are better then Mrs. Moore. She is perhaps one of the most interesting people that we are introduced to in this book. The stereotypes of all the other characters even Dr. Aziz does not apply to her. She is as different as any character can be in this novel. Mrs. Moore walks the line between conventional East and West in a number of different ways, and in some cases she goes completely beyond this line. She develops into an essential symbol, a lesson in the novel. From her very first appearance in the book, Mrs. Moore is anything but a typical Wester
From this, her introduction into the novel, we can see very clearly that she is not the average Englishwoman. Conceivably her behavior might be related to the fact that she is new in the country, because the reader is told how at first the British appear to be pleasant, but over time change. However in her conversations, Mrs. Moore illustrates that she has a very different point of view on life than the other British, even her son or even Adela. The reader is told her perspective on life in the quote that people have been "put on this earth in order to be pleasant to each other". This is another surprise in the novel because there is no mention of the British stereotype of putting inferiors in their rightful place or any other English ideas. Mrs. Moore represents Christianity in its purest form, she does not have any acceptations in her world she views every one to be simply human not Indian or English. Mrs. Moore feels a spiritual connection with all of humanity; this concept is foreign to her English cohorts. This is yet another example of her deviation from the norm. As I was reading the novel I was completely shocked to find out what happened at the Marabar caves to Mrs. Moore. Before her experience in the caves, in my opinion, her goal in the book was to try and unite the east and the west. However, after the caves we see a much grander goal which becomes clear. It is obvious that she had a very bad experience in the caves. However what is not obvious is why! . Everyone that is in the cave can hear the echo. But only Mrs. Moore is truly affected by it. Aziz notes, "a power he couldn't control capriciously silenced his mind". A quote that describes what Mrs. Moore felt is "She had come to that state where the horror of the universe and its smallness are both visible at the same time". At first this does not make any sense, but if we take into account what her true goal was it all becomes drastically clear. Her goal was, simply put, to be one with the universe. After her experience in the caves we are t
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Approximate Word count = 1363
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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