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Colonialism is a practice of the powerful over the less powerful. It is defined as an occupation ... more Colonialism is a practice of the powerful over the less powerful. It is defined as an occupation of workers territory by a stronger nation or state for "political domination" "economic exploitation" and "civilizing mission." Through these novels these three authors deal with imperialism, racism, class and cultural conflict to show how colonialism creates false illusion to believe that the West is "self" and the East is "other"; one is "superior" other is "subaltern". Representation is an important aspect of colonialism and according to Edward Said representations of the Orient both visual and textual is a kind of illusion not real rather than biased and constructed by "Western Ideology." ---
Crusoe has been regarded as one of the finest allegorical pieces of English literature. Sin, puni... more Crusoe has been regarded as one of the finest allegorical pieces of English literature. Sin, punishment, repentance, remorse and reconciliation ----all goes together as an important theme of Robinson Crusoe.
littleness of human beings; the second to Brobdingnag, the land of giants, is the satire on the m... more littleness of human beings; the second to Brobdingnag, the land of giants, is the satire on the meanness of humanity; the third, to the flying island of Laputa, is a satire on scientists and philosophers; and the final journey to the strangest land of all, that of the Houyhnhnms, is the satire on the denunciation of human species. Thus these four voyages of Gulliver represent Swift's criticisms of and concerns about his own time and the future of humanity.
E. M. Forster's A Passage to India is obviously " more than a fictional travelogue, a kind ofInsi... more E. M. Forster's A Passage to India is obviously " more than a fictional travelogue, a kind ofInside India " (Karl & Magalaner, 119). It is concerned with matter that may generate confusion, susceptibility and distinct prejudice and set two individuals, even two races face to face in relation to belligerence, intolerance and prejudice. This paper will throw light on thecases that are responsible for encountering the position of East and West. As a text says what it does not say, my probe will dig out the political tension of Indian life and racial relationship in colonial setting from the fictionalized Indian conditions as depicted in A Passage to India. Introduction The novel entitled A Passage to Indiais inspired mainly from E. M. Forster's own experience as a temporary resident in India and his coming in contact with the Indian people and with the British servants, called Anglo-Indians, who were a narrow-minded caste of chauvinistic snobs. A Passage to Indiais a book that has been balanced by Forster for a long time as it was written in 1913 and not published until 1924 and as Boris Ford said: 'Forster, representing the finest and most human in the liberal spirit, began in " APassage to India " the tradition of using Indian life as an image of personal experiences'(1983:319). Although A Passage to Indiais a highly symbolic or even mystical text, it also aims to be a realistic documentation of the attitudes of British colonial officials in India, primarily in Chandapore, a city along the Ganges River, notable only for the nearby Marbar caves. Forster spends large sections of the novel characterizing different typical attitudes the English hold toward the Indians whom they control. Forster's satire is harsh on Englishwomen, whom the author depicts as overwhelmingly racist, self-righteous, and viciously condescending to the native population. Some of the Englishmen in the novel are as nasty as the women, but Forster more often identifies Englishmen as men who, though condescending and unable to relate to Indians on an individual level, are largely well-meaning and invested in their jobs. For all Forster's criticism of the British manner of governing India, however, he does not appear to question the right of the British Empire to rule India. He suggests that the British would be well served by becoming kinder and more sympathetic to the Indians with which they live. A Passage to Indiais an exploration of Anglo-Indian friendship. Forster pays great attention to the description of the two societies that are to be found in India, namely the natives, the Indians, and the new comers, the British, but also to way they interact and to the relationships they establish. Throughout the novel, the barriers of inter-racial friendship in a colonial context are explored thoroughly: A Passage to India is a classic example of how different cultures,when forced to intermix, misunderstand
this is not a complete work but I hope it will help reader to understand the vary basic differenc... more this is not a complete work but I hope it will help reader to understand the vary basic difference between the two great metaphysical poets of English literature .
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