OntheSeparatenessbetweenBritishandIndiainAPassagetoIndia

OntheSeparatenessbetweenBritishandIndiainAPassagetoIndia【AbstractQEdwardMorganForsterQisbestknownforhislastnovelAPassagetoIndiaacknowledgedpubliclyasthemasterpieceofForster.ThisarticleintendstoanalyzetheseparatenessinAPassagetoIndia.Theconflictbetweenthetwoisinevitablebecauseofthesocial,racialdifferences.TheeternalgapsandconflictbetweenIndiansandBritishimpedetheconnectionbetweentwodifferentcultures.【KeywordsQseparatenessQgap；conflictIntroductionE.M.ForsterisafamousEnglishnovelistofthe20thcentury,whosemasterpiece—APassagetoIndiaQwhichusestheBritishRajandtheIndianindependencemovementinthe1920sservingasbackdrop.EversincethepublicationQAPassagetoIndiahascausingaheateddiscussionallovertheworld.ThisarticleattemptstoexploretheseparatenessbetweenBritishandIndia.Separateness“SeparatenessQisoneofmajorproblemsthatconcernsForster.InthisnovelQForsterexposestheeternalgapsandmisunderstandingsbetweentwonations.ThispartmainlyanalyzestheseparatenessbetweenBritishandIndiafromtwoaspects—thedifferenceoflandscapeandthedivisionbetweenIndiansandEnglish.2.1TheDifferenceofLandscapeTheauthorportraysthecityofChandraporeastheopeningfromwhichthestorybeginsandshowstheextinctdifferencesindetailbydescribingthetwosidesinthesamecityinthefirstchapter.InIndianpart,Chandraporeisneitherabeautifulnorlargecity.Itsstreetsarenarrowandmean,thetemplesareuselessandinvalidQandthehousesarescruffyandfilthy.Thewholecityisinpovertyanddisorder.HoweverQwhenweturntotheinland-Englishpart,aquietdifferentworldappears.Thehousesstandingonthehighgroundarewellarrangedandtheinfrastructureiswell-equipped.ForonethingQtheexistenceoftheinlandmakesChandraporelikeanotherbeautifulgardenshowingusanoppositevision.Foranotherthing,thearrangementoftheEnglishpartsuggeststheorderandcultureoftheBritish.Infact,ChandraporeisanepitomeofIndiainthetwentiethcentury,inwhicheverythingisinchaosanddisorder.WhilethedesignationofthehousesandstreetsoftheBritishpartareorderlyandwell-arranged.ThesharpcontrastofIndiapartandEnglishpartimpliestheradicalgapbetweentwodifferentnationshavingunequalstatusandseparatenessbetweenIndiaandBritishhasbeenpresented.2.2TheDivisionbetweenIndiansandBritishAccordingtotheabovepart,itisclearthatIndianandEnglishliveadifferentlife.TheformeronelivesinpovertyQwhichareprimitiveandinferiorQwhilethelatteroneiscivilizedandsuperior.TheBritishhasaverystrongsenseofsuperioritythatneglectsIndianQsfeelingandtramplesontheirculture.Atthe“BridgeParty”,thereisanunpleasantcommunicationbetweenthetwonations.TheIndiansaccepttheinvitationoftheCollectorQsBridgePartyhappilyandhumbly.ButtheydonothingexceptbelaughedanddespisedattheBridgeparty.OnonesideoflawnstandtheIndiansQembarrassed,lookingattheannoyedanddissatisfactoryEnglishwithakindofnervouscuriosityQononeothersidesofthelawnstandthehighbornEnglishladiesandmen,arrogantQdistressedanddonotwanttocommunicateandapproachtheIndians.Theword“bridge”isacarefulchoiceoftheauthortostressthedivisionandseparatenessbetweenBritishandIndia.ThetotallydifferentarrangementChandraporeandEnglishpartonthehighgroundviewingthewholeIndiasuggeststheradicaldivisionbetweenBritishoccupyingasuperiorpositionandIndiasufferingthesocialrepression.TheunequalstatusleadingtocommunicationdisorderscausestheseparatenessbetweentheBritishandIndians.ConclusionAPassagetoIndiaQisconsideredasthebestknownnovelreflectingthemajorproblem—theseparatenessbetweenIndianandBritishconcernsForsterwhopicturesthereadersanauthenticrealityof，wherethestrikingcontrastandtheeternalgapsknownasseparatenessaredifficulttoeliminatedduetotheruleandoppressionofEngland.References：E.M.Forster，APassagetoIndia[M].London：Penguin，1986.Gilbert，S.M.，E.M.Forster’sApassagetoIndiaandHowardsEnd[M].Beijing：ForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchPressQ1996.?D?国.DDDDDDDDDDDD[J]』庆科技学院2010(6)：37-38.DDDDDDDD1992-),女，DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD