Passage to more than India! O secret of the earth and sky! W. Whitman
The book is set in the 1920s in India and is a story of Dr. Aziz, an Indian doctor, his friend Mr. Field-ing, a British professor and two British women Mrs. Moore and Miss Adela Quested. Due to an incident occurring in the fictitious Marabar Caves (based on the Barabar Caves of Bihar, India), the characters find themselves in the turmoil of a changing India which highlights the prejudices and racial stresses between Indians and British. A Passage to India whose title comes from Walt Whitmans famous poem Passage to India, is one of E.M. Forsters most famous novels and based on Forsters experiences in India.
Syllabus
Verb Tenses : Present Perfect, Simple Past, Perfect Simple, Future with will
Verb Forms and Patterns : Used to Passive forms, Phrasal verbs, Reported speech, Modal verbs (must, might, could, would etc).
In this Reader you will find:
Information about E. Forsters life and writing A focus on The History of English Colonialism A focus on religion and race in India during English Colonialism A focus on daily life in India during Colonialism Glossary of difficult words Comprehension and grammar activities
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Classic literature Justice
