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1、AnAnalysisofSymbolisminAPassagetoIndiaAbstract:E.M.Forsterisaveryfamoustraditionalnovelist,whoisgoodatusingsymbolismtointerpretthethemesinhisnovels.Atthebeginningofthisessay,theauthorbrieflyintroducesForster’slifestory,andthenanalyzestheuseofsymbolsinhismasterpieceAPassag
2、etoIndia.Keywords:symbolism;friendship;APassagetoIndia1IntroductionEdwardMorganForsterisarealistic,traditionalnovelistinEnglishliterature.HewasborninLondonin1879,thesonofanarchitect.HewaseducatedatTongridgeSchoolandlateratKing’sCollege,Cambridge,whereheenjoyedthefreeacade
3、micatmospherethere.HewasparticularlyinterestedintheCambridgephilosopher,G.E.Moore’sideaoftruefriendshipinaverystuffyandhypocriticalworld.Forsterbeganhiscareerbyworkingasajournalistafterhisgraduation.HevisitedGreeceandstayedforatimeinItaly.BothGreekmythologyandItalianRenai
4、ssanceartgavehimmuchinspiration.Andmostofhisworkisconcernedwithwaysofdiscoveringaqualityinpersonalrelationshipamidthecomplexitiesanddistortionsofmodernlife.Andhealsoemphasizedtheimportanceofharmonybetweenspirituallifeandmaterialcivilizationandtheneedofmutualunderstandingi
5、nhumanrelationships,whichwasverywellpresentedinhisnovels.In1912and1922,ForstervisitedIndiatwice,andoutofhispersonalexperienceofthetwotrips,hewrotehislastandbestnovelAPassagetoIndia.2TheContentofAPassagetoIndiaInAPassagetoIndia,ForstertakestherelationsbetweentheEnglishmena
6、ndtheIndiansinIndiaintheearly1920sasabackground,tellsusastoryaboutanIndiandoctor’sbeingaccusedfalselyofinsultinganEnglishwoman,andexploresthepossibilitiesofestablishingtruefriendshipbetweenEnglishmenandIndiansundertheBritishcolonialistrule.Thestorydevelopsmainlyaroundther
7、elationsofAziz,aMuslinIndiandoctor,andCycilFielding,anEnglishhumanist,whoworksinIndiaastheprincipaloftheGovernmentCollege.Mrs.MooreandMissAdelaQuestedhavestrongliberalideasandareeagertomeetIndiansonanequalposition.InordertomeettheneedsofAdela’sdeeplyandtrulyunderstandingo
8、fIndia,AzizinvitedthetwowomenandhisfriendFieldingtovisittheMarabarCaves.Whilevisitingoneofthecav
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