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E.M. Forster
His life and work
Early life Born in 1879 in London Edward Morgan Forster Father was an architect
Died before Edward was 2 Raised by women - mother and aunts
Used money from great aunt to travel and write later in life
Forster as a child, 1890
Childhood home, Rooksnest
College Life Attended King’s College of Cambridge 1897-1901 Member of Apostles
Discussion group Later became Bloomsbury Group
Virginia Woolf also a member
Enjoyed freedom of intellectual discussions and focus on personal relationships
After graduation Traveled with his mother to Italy and Greece
Gave him material to use later Satire of British tourists
Feared anything “foreign”
Wrote essays and stories for liberal Independent Review
Forster with mother
Tutoring 1905 - tutored in Germany for a Countess’s
son 1906 - tutored Syed Ross Masood
Indian Muslim patriot Grew fond of him
Forster, 1915
Forster with Masood, 1911
Written work 1905 - Where Angels Fear to Tread 1907 - The Longest Journey 1908 - A Room with a View 1910 - Howard’s End
Clash between business and art 1971 - Maurice
Homosexual theme
Personal life Kept personal life hidden and out of discussion 1930 - involved in a relationship with a
London policeman Also friends with his wife
Maurice published posthumously
Travel and work 1912-1913 - traveled to India with Masood 1914-1915 - worked for National Gallery in
London WWI - worked for Red Cross in Egypt
Wrote poetry while there 1921 - returned to India
Worked as private secretary to Maharajah of Dewas
India A Passage to India
Started writing it before WWI Published 1924 About India under British rule
Published nonfiction work about India
E. M. Forster
A Passage to India (1984 directed by David Lean) Plot Summary: novel film
A Passage to India Published in 1924, the last completed
novel that Forster published during his lifetime.
Major Characters in the novel: 1. Dr. Aziz: 2. Cyril Fielding 3. Adela Quested 4. Mrs. Moore 5. Professor Narayan Godbole 6. Ronny Heaslop
A Passage to India (1984 directed by David Lean) Themes: 1. the difficulty of friendship between an
Englishman (the colonist) and an Indian (the colonized)
2. the racism and oppression of the British who rule India
3. the “muddle” of Indian civilization and psychology, and the oneness (and perhaps sameness) of all life
Death and reputation Died in 1970 Known for being critical of Victorian middle
class attitudes and British colonialism Explores class differences and sexuality Used characters to critique issues
SourcesSharpe, Jenny. “The Unspeakable Limits of
Civility:A Passage to India.” Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1993.