I just finished reading Passage to India by E.M. Forester and I thought about some of the things that seemed interesting. To begin with the title has the word "passage" this word has many different connotations, this word may mean lots of different things. It can be taken literally which will give the impression that it's like the reader is visiting India. Also, it can mean the passage of the British to India and the way they created an empire. In addition it could mean a passage between cultures, religions, minds, and hearts. I choose the last explanation simply because the book is mainly about a passage between Indians and British. The fact that the British are ruling over India made it necessary for the Indians to communicate with the British. An example would be how Aziz and Fielding made a really good friendship at the beginning and how they had a certain bond between them but after when fielding took Adela into the college this bond broke. Also the fact that Adela and Aziz actually were good to each other but Adela falsely accused him of trying to rape her. In addition there is the bond between Aziz and Mrs. Moore that started at the mosque and did not really end until she died. All of these are different types of passages between two different cultures the western and the Indian cultures. I think though that Forester is conveying the message that its really hard to create this passage and even if u do its impossible to keep forever. I think the novel is all about relationships more or less. The relationship between son and mother is illustrated by Ronny and Mrs. Moore. Also Adela and Ronny represent the relationship between engaged couples. The relationship between friends from same culture would be Hamidullah and Aziz. Fielding and Aziz represent friends from different cultures and so on. So the most logical connotation for the word passage would be relationship or bond. Moreover the effect of this bond is rathe...