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Discuss Forster's presentation of religion in "A Passage to India".
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Lisa Bishop Discuss Forster's presentation of religion in "A Passage to India". "A Passage to India" is a novel in which the theme of religion is very prominent, and throughout the novel the narrator discusses a number of different religions, from those of Islam and Hinduism, to Christianity, as well as the concept of spiritualism. This is evident in the three part structure of the novel: in "Mosque" the narrator focuses on Islam, in "Caves" he focuses on spirituality and in "Temple" he focuses on Hinduism. Religion is one of many areas in which the Indian and British differ, not only with regards to their beliefs, but also with regards to the importance each attaches to the concept. The fact that Christianity, though clearly an important religion, does not have a chapter "assigned" to it is likely to be a reflection of the fact that the strength of British feeling towards their religion...
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