“ He lay in a trance, sensuous but healthy, through which the talk of the two others did not seem particularly sad—they were discussing as to whether or not it is possible to be friends with an Englishmen. Mahmoud Ali argued that it was not, Hamidullah disagreed, but with so many reservations that there was no friction between them.”—A PASSAGE TO INDIA BY E.M. FORSTER A PASSAGE TO INDIA By E.M. FORSTER takes place in the twentieth century, and it displays the racial tension between British and Indian people. The community of Chandrapore is greatly impacted by the Englishmen, and they develop a negative opinion about them. The Englishmen attempt to make the Indians subservient to them, but they fail to impact certain people. Perhaps the cause of this tension spurred because Maumoud experienced a bad situation with an Englishmen. But to easily solve this situation maumoud could learn to forgive the Englishmen. The character Hamidullah presumes to be a man of high stature. This quotation is significant to the story and us because it portrays arguments we have in the world today. As a stereotypical society we have the tendency not to speak to certain people, and/ or attempt to influence someone to do the same. In today’s society we have more than racial tension between the British and Indians. We face black on black, black to Hispanic, black vs. whites and much more. For example, racist people who have had negative situations with people that feel the need, to drag other people in the mix with them. Like the character Hamidullah, we are similar, like him I don’t listen to what others have to say about a certain people. Just because someone has had a negative situation with someone else doesn’t mean I will two. Of course I learn from other peoples mistakes but, not all mistakes are relevant to me. Personally I have had many arguments with my friends, and even though we disagree, we still remain content with each other. We understand that, we all have opinions, and some cannot be changed. This quotation can teach us to respect other people’s opinion, also to forgive. Maumond wouldn’t have disagreed to whether it would be possible to be friends with an Englishmen, if he would have taken the time to understand why the Englishmen acted so.
Obviously, you didn't read about her not being able to post it.
I feel that it's different for the Indians, as far as trying to ignore the English. It's not only about what the English say, it's about how they treat the Indians. They treat then as subordinates. It's hard to forgive when you are constantly being patronized.
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ReplyDelete“ He lay in a trance, sensuous but healthy, through which the talk of the two others did not seem particularly sad—they were discussing as to whether or not it is possible to be friends with an Englishmen. Mahmoud Ali argued that it was not, Hamidullah disagreed, but with so many reservations that there was no friction between them.”—A PASSAGE TO INDIA BY E.M. FORSTER
ReplyDeleteA PASSAGE TO INDIA By E.M. FORSTER takes place in the twentieth century, and it displays the racial tension between British and Indian people. The community of Chandrapore is greatly impacted by the Englishmen, and they develop a negative opinion about them. The Englishmen attempt to make the Indians subservient to them, but they fail to impact certain people. Perhaps the cause of this tension spurred because Maumoud experienced a bad situation with an Englishmen. But to easily solve this situation maumoud could learn to forgive the Englishmen.
The character Hamidullah presumes to be a man of high stature. This quotation is significant to the story and us because it portrays arguments we have in the world today. As a stereotypical society we have the tendency not to speak to certain people, and/ or attempt to influence someone to do the same. In today’s society we have more than racial tension between the British and Indians. We face black on black, black to Hispanic, black vs. whites and much more.
For example, racist people who have had negative situations with people that feel the need, to drag other people in the mix with them. Like the character Hamidullah, we are similar, like him I don’t listen to what others have to say about a certain people. Just because someone has had a negative situation with someone else doesn’t mean I will two. Of course I learn from other peoples mistakes but, not all mistakes are relevant to me. Personally I have had many arguments with my friends, and even though we disagree, we still remain content with each other. We understand that, we all have opinions, and some cannot be changed.
This quotation can teach us to respect other people’s opinion, also to forgive. Maumond wouldn’t have disagreed to whether it would be possible to be friends with an Englishmen, if he would have taken the time to understand why the Englishmen acted so.
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ReplyDeleteObviously, you didn't read about her not being able to post it.
ReplyDeleteI feel that it's different for the Indians, as far as trying to ignore the English. It's not only about what the English say, it's about how they treat the Indians. They treat then as subordinates. It's hard to forgive when you are constantly being patronized.