Abstract

E.M. Forster is a writer who occupies an important position in the history of modern English literature. He published in his life six novels and two short stories. His works are influential in the literary world. The relationship between people and the conflict, estrangement, divergence and divergence reflected in his workd is one of the most emphasized themes. The novel, A Passage to India, was the result of Forster’s two visits to India in the novel. He continued the style of the previous novels and explored the problem of interpersonal interaction in a more complex cultural environment. This paper will study and probe into the crisis in the interpersonal communication in the this novel. This paper is divided into five parts. The first part is the introduction to summarize the writer’s life, literary status and the research status of the work, A Passage to India. The middle three chapters analyzes the identity of the characters and the crisis in interpersonal relationship. This paper discusses the irreconcilable contradictions and diaphragms between the people of the two different countries from the aspects of gender identiy, social identity and cultural identity. The paper points out that the establishment of sincere relationship between people has always been the focus of Forster’s attention, but the comparison between gender identity, social identity and cultural identity makes the writer’s ideal of this beautiful and bleak reality. The difficulty of the separation and isolation of human beings in the attempt to join is fully reflected in A Passage to India.

Key words : Identity ; colonialism ; understanding ; interpersonal relationship

Contents

摘要

Abstract

Introduction-5

1. Gender identity-6

1.1 The definition of Gender identity-7

1.2 Adela Quested-7

1.3 Mrs.Moore-8

2. Social Identity-9

2.1 The definition of social identity-9

2.2 The conflict of social identity-10

2.3 Dr.Aziz and Cyril Fielding-10

3. Cultural identity-11

3.1 The meaning of cultural identity-12

3.2 Aziz’s cultural identity-12

3.3 The change of Dr.Aziz’s cultural identity-13

Conclusion-14

References-16

Acknowledgments-17