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Apropos of nothing: chance and narrative in Forster's 'A Passage to India.' (E.M. Forster)

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From: Studies in the Novel
Date: 19941222
Author:Monk, Leland

E.M. Forster attempted to communicate the fascinating combination of fatuity and philosophy that he found in India in his novel 'A Passage to India.' The tripartite structure of his novel, with Mosque, Caves and Temple as three sections, is a narrative exploration of three aspects of Indian culture. The last section, Temple, is particularly significant because it's focus on chance makes it an interesting experiment in terms of modernist aesthetics.

"Passage to more than India!

Are thy wings plumed indeed for such far flights?

O soul, voyagest thou indeed on voyages like these?

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