The Other In A Passage To India

In 1924, E. M. Forster published A Passage to India, a popular and critical success in literary history. This novel is not only full of political intention, but also contains cultural and moral implications. Thus, critics have read and interpreted it from diverse perspectives of religion, politics, race and culture. Forster values the personal relationship. "Only connect" is his hope for people from different classes, races and countries. Although this hope is not achieved in A Passage to India due to the influence of imperialism and colonial culture, Forster still implies some possible ways to connect in symbolic, metaphysical and mystical ways.This thesis deals with "the other" in A Passage to India for the following purposes:Firstly, the analysis of "the other" has practical significance. "The other" is the peripheral and vulnerable group. It exists not only in the colonial period, but also remains until now. Due to hegemonism and power politics, the economic development in the world is still unbalanced. Since the political conditions of different countries are different, people of different nations, races and ideologies still conflict with each other. As the strong culture views the weak culture as the inferior other, in what way should the people of the weak culture treat this imposition of identity? Through analyzing "the other" in A Passage to India, this paper presents the representations and results of "the other", hoping it will awaken the people today. Secondly, this paper explores the roots of "the other". Thirdly, it examines how people of different ideologies treat cultural differences and different religious...