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Rudeness, Race, Racism and Racialism in E.M. Forster’s “A Passage to India”
Jalal Yousafzai, Gulzar Khan, Qabil
Jalal Yousafzai, Gulzar
Khan, Qabil
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India and Indians, after 1857, came into the clutches of British rulers. The disgusting attitude of the rulers, and the hatred of the Indians, was the core cause of the tension in India. Hostile relations between various communities made the social life very miserable. The violation of human rights and values further deteriorated the situation. In A Passage to India, the average Englishman and woman in India seem to have been bent on seeing propaganda, or scheming behind every event and consider mistrust as their best guide. However, the rude attitude, race, racism and racialism are also the tools exploited by the various communities. E.M. Forster, in the novel, shows an extraordinary fairness and insight in portraying the British ruling class in India. His main focus is the human norms and their violation. He also criticized the intolerance of the communities. The sensitive and sensible behavior of characters makes them different from others. The etymological aspects of Racism and Racialism have also been explained with a different approach. The conclusion is the external or physical and genetically or internal phenomena. The tension in the society can be reduced by adopting a sensible attitude based on human values.
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2011
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