Colonialist Representations in A Passage to India By E. M. Forster

Exploring Colonial Literature and Imperial Power in E.M. Forster's 'A Passage to India'

Abstract

In this article, we have tried to examine the nature of colonial literature and how postcolonial critics have also tried to understand it or even deconstruct it. It would be pertinent to look at the various literary terms that we have been using and discussing through this esteemed paper. When we talk of imperialism imperial, what is meant is the political authority with which a state assumed control and power over another state nation country. Imperialism would therefore, mean the British Empire assuming complete control over India or her other colonies. Imperialism( Colonialism).is normally reflected through the use of symbols and symbolism and pageantry, which once again is indicative of another dominant culture. England was, no doubt, an imperial power in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Colonialism is a result of imperialism. A consolidated imperial power involves capturing of territories, settlement, very often the exploitation of resources of the conquered territory and an attempt to rule the native inhabitants of a newly colonised land and India was one of the beautiful examples. Britishers left an indelible impression on India and its people.