A Passage To India, concludes with a section named Temple. The shortest section in the book, but an important one. Right off the bat, after retading only a few pages of this section, I was inspired to write about a particular passage and idea. "The corridor in the palace at Mau opened through other corridors into a courtyard.... he and the six colleagues who supported him clashed their cymbals, hit small drums, droned upon a portable harmonium, and sang: "Tukaram, Tukaram..."' As I read this passage, I felt as if I was at peace, just as the characters in the story were. Despite all the tension that was going on between them and the English, they still remembered who they were. They remembered there duties as a people and whom they owed respects to. They put up with the way they were treated by the English all throughout the year. However at this particular time of year, they came together as one, and worshiped there God. It just goes to show that the worst brings out the best in people. The Indians really showed that they were the bigger people.
What do you think this revealed about the Indians as a people?
Do you think if the English were watching this ceremony, they would have felt differently about the Indians?
From the ending of the book, what did you think about it as a whole?
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The book was ok. It's not really my type of read, but it got batter as the story progressed.
I think so. The English, besides Mr. Fielding, Mrs. Moore and Mr. Heaslop, as portrayed in this novel, are not tolerant or open to other views and cultures.
I felt that the beginning was slow, but necessary for the exciting middle portion. I would have wished for the ending to speak more on Dr. Aziz's circumstances in India after the trial and friendships.
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