Question

Which of the following novels is considered Forster's critique of British colonialism?

• A. Howards End
• B. A Room with a View
• C. A Passage to India
• D. Maurice

Answer 1

Answer:

C. A Passage to India

"A Passage to India" (1924):

• In 1924, Forster published A Passage to India, his most successful novel.

• A deeply symbolic, mystical book that examines the nature of colonial rule, A Passage to India reveals Forster’s interest in both politics and religion, in the practical and the numinous.

• Set in British-ruled India, it examines colonialism and cultural misunderstandings between the British and Indians.

• Themes: Friendship, race, and the complexity of human relationships.

• Forster did not publish another novel after A Passage to India, spending the last forty-six years of his life writing short stories and non-fiction.