Essays Tagged: "E M Forster"

"A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster

Essay talks about cultural misunderstandings in the book "A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster betwee ... ltural misunderstandings in the book "A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster between the British and the Indians. Some sentences don't read well, but overall clear and easy to read.Cultural Misunderstand ... me sentences don't read well, but overall clear and easy to read.Cultural MisunderstandingIn his novel A Passage to India, E.M. Forster uses a series of repeated misunderstandings between cultures, wh ...

(5 pages) 138 0 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Women in ancient societies.

WOMEN IN ANCIENT SOCIETIESResearch has substantiated the belief that, in the ancient world, Western wom ... SOCIETIESResearch has substantiated the belief that, in the ancient world, Western women had far more opportunities and power with lesser restrictions than Eastern women. Undoubtedly there were a numb ... wer with lesser restrictions than Eastern women. Undoubtedly there were a number of very strong willed women who disregarded custom and ruled their families with the sheer force of their personalities ...

(8 pages) 147 1 4.7 Sep/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

"A Passage to India" by E. M Forster.

Racism, colonialism and imperialism are related in many ways. They all have cultural relationships that span time. From the ear ... l have cultural relationships that span time. From the earliest days of civilization until today, the relationship of the three can be identified clearly. Racism is a thought or belief that one race i ... f the three can be identified clearly. Racism is a thought or belief that one race is better than the other. Imperialism is the national policy or practice of acquiring foreign territories or establis ...

(2 pages) 107 0 2.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Understanding Difference.

Understanding DifferencesUnderstanding a country, a culture or even a person, who is different from us, ... fferencesUnderstanding a country, a culture or even a person, who is different from us, without a question, is a challenge. Different people use different methods to get to know other cultures better. ... allenge. Different people use different methods to get to know other cultures better. Some read, some travel, some make friends with people from other cultures and some merely use their own stereotype ...

(4 pages) 63 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A Passage to India by E. M. Forster: Discuss the lack of a hero or heroine

A Passage to India:Final EssaySimon Rennings There are several characters in 'A Passage to India' whi ... nal EssaySimon Rennings There are several characters in 'A Passage to India' which E.M. Forster causes the reader to love. All meet the same fate, though, when Forster reveals the characters' w ... to love. All meet the same fate, though, when Forster reveals the characters' weaknesses; and as the author tells us, "dilillusionment cannot be beautiful."(p.234) At different points in the b ...

(4 pages) 37 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Compare the perspectives of E.M. Forster and H.V. Morton as revealed in the account of their travels in "The Hill of Devi"and "In the Footsteps of the Master" respectively.

Both authors convey their experiences whilst travelling in very different ways, creating a distinctive pattern that a ... iences whilst travelling in very different ways, creating a distinctive pattern that allows the reader to trace the differences between the two books and compare them accordingly. Though both books sh ... the differences between the two books and compare them accordingly. Though both books share the theme of travelling, the inner content reveals that both authors have a different approach to writing th ...

(10 pages) 30 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Other Side of the Hedge

Beginning of the 20th century, when industrialism was climbing to its climax, most of the Western Eur ... n industrialism was climbing to its climax, most of the Western Europeans were happy and proud of their achievements brought by machines. However, machines were also the cause of forcing a lot of peop ... by machines. However, machines were also the cause of forcing a lot of people who kept traditional techniques out of work because those people couldn't handle mass production. Beside economic progress ...

(4 pages) 36 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

E.M.Forsters views on the social standards

In the early 20th century, authors used a form of social critique in theirwork. Some of them expressed th ... tury, authors used a form of social critique in theirwork. Some of them expressed their thoughts in expository essaysand novels. E.M.Forster opened his views to others in the expository essay"notes: O ... novels. E.M.Forster opened his views to others in the expository essay"notes: On the English Character: and the novel " Room with aView". Both of his works expand on his thoughts about the social clas ...

(2 pages) 21 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Mrs. Dalloway as a Modernist text

The term modernism refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the ... refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the art and literature of the post-World War One period. The ordered, stable and inherently meaningful world view of the ... t-World War One period. The ordered, stable and inherently meaningful world view of the nineteenth century could not, wrote T.S. Eliot, accord with "the immense panorama of futility and anarchy which ...

(8 pages) 91 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Book Overview on E.M Forsters 'A Passage to India'

"A Passage to India", a fictitious story, is the final published work of author E.M. Forster before his death ... a fictitious story, is the final published work of author E.M. Forster before his death. This book, explores the genius and the inadequacies of English society in a playful, yet subtle way. The author ... nd the inadequacies of English society in a playful, yet subtle way. The author was born in London, England in 1897 to a middle class family. His education was completed at Cambridge University, from ...

(6 pages) 48 0 5.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Censorship in Books: Research Report (Who should decide what High School students read?)

Aaron SchwartzEnglish 11 AP5 November 2004Fired UpPenny Culliton walks into her classroom carrying Maurice, by E.M ... 5 November 2004Fired UpPenny Culliton walks into her classroom carrying Maurice, by E.M. Forster. She sits at her desk and tells her class to take their copies out. She promptly starts talking about t ... o take their copies out. She promptly starts talking about the acclaimed author and his writing style, along with the homosexual ideas in the novel. Students are interested in both aspects of the book ...

(7 pages) 59 0 3.3 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

My concept of Modernism

My concept of Modernism        The movement known as "Modernism" began in the first decad ... m        The movement known as "Modernism" began in the first decade of the 20th century and was a reaction against all aspects of Victorianism. Literary interest shifted from the ex ... as a reaction against all aspects of Victorianism. Literary interest shifted from the external to the internal, to the psychology and motivation of characters and their roots in deeply shared experien ...

(2 pages) 37 0 4.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

522 WORDS Passage to India - Hindu Influence

A Passage to India - Hindu InfluenceSeveral different literary elements work in tandem to produce the magic ... InfluenceSeveral different literary elements work in tandem to produce the magic seen in E. M. Forster's A Passage to India. Because this novel was presented to the world less than a decade after Worl ... cause this novel was presented to the world less than a decade after World War I, the fantastic and exotic stories of India seized the attention of the relatively provincial society of the day, and th ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.7 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

My concept of Modernism in Literature

        The movement known as "Modernism" began in the first decade of the 20th century and was a reaction aga ... nown as "Modernism" began in the first decade of the 20th century and was a reaction against all aspects of Victorianism. Literary interest shifted from the external to the internal, to the psychology ... rary interest shifted from the external to the internal, to the psychology and motivation of characters and their roots in deeply shared experience, influenced by the theories of Sigmund Freud and Car ...

(3 pages) 70 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"About a Boy" by Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby was born in 1957. He is the author of four international bestsellers; About a Boy, High Fidelity, Fever Pitch and How t ... our international bestsellers; About a Boy, High Fidelity, Fever Pitch and How to be Good. In 1999 he was awarded the E.M. Forster Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives and works ... ademy of Arts and Letters. He lives and works in Highbury, north London. In 2002 About a Boy was made into a film. The film follows Hornby's book closely, taking a lot of conversations directly from t ...

(5 pages) 35 0 3.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Negative Effects of Ownership In "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor" and "My Wood"

The controversial subject of ownership is the topic of two essays. In "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Again ... al subject of ownership is the topic of two essays. In "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor," Garrett Hardin focuses on the complexity of resource ownership in the world and the few pos ... on the complexity of resource ownership in the world and the few possible solutions. In "My Wood," E. M. Forster illustrates the negative sides of property ownership and the problems it bears on the ...

(3 pages) 36 0 1.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The Other Side of the Hedge" by E.M. Forster - Analysis

In the first-person narrative, "The Other side of the Hedge", E.M. Forster depicts a man jogging through ... , "The Other side of the Hedge", E.M. Forster depicts a man jogging through his neighbourhood. On the way home, he passes a hedge with a strange light shining out from behind it. He decides to explore ... es a hedge with a strange light shining out from behind it. He decides to explore the light and suddenly falls into a pool of water which he has not noticed. A man saves him and takes him to a land fi ...

(2 pages) 11 0 3.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Howard's End

Connecting Society As a reader opens up the novel Howards End, the fist words he sees are slewed ... As a reader opens up the novel Howards End, the fist words he sees are slewed across the page with little apparent meaning: "Only connect"¦" Yet, after another two hundred pages a ... "Only connect"¦" Yet, after another two hundred pages and the events occurring as two very different families collide, this phrase has evolved into a aphorism fully comprehensible and inf ...

(5 pages) 17 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Howards End by E.M. Forster How far do you agree that the Wilcoxes are hypocritical and emotionally dishonest?

The Wilcoxes, with the exception of Ruth, are ‘journalism’ rather than ‘literature’ ... h the exception of Ruth, are ‘journalism’ rather than ‘literature’. Although some of their qualities, for example their efficiency and Henry’s money-making skills, can be admi ... xample their efficiency and Henry’s money-making skills, can be admired, it is almost impossible not to let their worse traits override these when forming an opinion on them.Charles is the ‘ ...

(2 pages) 1066 0 1.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Modernism Singular Plural

MODERNISM SINGULAR PLURALIntroductionIn Modernist Heresies: British Literary History, 1883-1924, Damon ... roductionIn Modernist Heresies: British Literary History, 1883-1924, Damon Franke scrupulously documents influence of Cambridge Heretics Society on literary and intellectual culture during late Victor ... Cambridge Heretics Society on literary and intellectual culture during late Victorian and early modernist period. Franke traces relationships among participants of this debate society and details its ...

(20 pages) 39 0 5.0 Oct/2010

Subjects: Literature Research Papers