LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 15:4 April 2015
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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A Post-Colonial view of A Passage to India

Dr. Arun Behera, Ph.D., PGDTE, DDE, PGDJ, AMSPI, M.A.
Vijay Bhaskar, II year B.Sc. (Hons.)

Abstract

In this article we would like to highlight some of the relationships that existed between the colonizer and the colonized in a colonial context and the relationship that may exist between two friends as manifested in Forster’s novel A Passage to India. F. R. Leavis calls Forster "pre-eminently a novelist of civilized personal relation" (Leavis, 1968:102). In all his five books, Forster has focused on the aspects of human relationships.

Key Words: Post-colonial, A Passage to India, English, Symbol, Character, Independence

Introduction

“I've often thought about it, Helen. It's one of the most interesting things in the world. The truth is that there is a great outer life that you and I have never touched--a life in which telegrams and anger count. Personal relations, that we think supreme, are not supreme there. There love means marriage settlements, death, death duties. So far I'm clear. But here is my difficulty. This outer life though obviously horrid, often seems the real one---there's grit in it. It does breed character; do personal relations lead to sloppiness in the end?” (Forster, 1990:134)

Depiction of the Psychological Barrier

The above quote shows Forster’s concern for human conduct. He also displays a particular interest in the superficial, materialistic life that he believes to be delusionary. His perception of human relationships was different from that of mutual benefits. From a post colonial perspective, after nearly six decades, independent India reveals how meticulous Forster was in depicting the psychological barrier that existed between the British and the Indians during the days of British Raj.

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Dr. Arun Behera

Dr. Arun Behera, Ph.D., PGDTE, DDE, PGDJ, AMSPI, M.A’
Dept of English
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Brindavan Campus
Kadugodi Post
Bangalore-560067
Karnataka
India
drbehera65@gmail.com

Vijay Bhaskar, II year B.Sc. (Hons.)
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Brindavan Campus
Kadugodi Post
Bangalore-560067
Karnataka
India

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