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A Passage To India

ommunicates to one-another. Similar to the small dances we use to have as kids. The girls would sit on one side of the room and the boys on the other and no one with enough courage to ask the opposite sex to dance.Shortly after this disastrous party, Dr. Fielding, principal of the College, invites the ladies to his house for tea. Mrs. Moore and Miss Quested insist Dr. Aziz and Professor Godbole attend. The small intimate party is successful. Both cultures came together. It brought joy to Dr. Aziz that he was able to find unity with the British. With the positive results of this first encounter of the two different cultures, Dr. Aziz believed that only more good things could come of the integration. He invited the entire group to a trip to the Marabar Caves where he could show the British a bit of his culture. It was the first step in a long road of multi-cultural society. Even today we still see effects of a multi-cultural society. We are a society that continues to forge into tomorrow admiring other cultures and trying to find commonalties amongst the differences. We find Dr. Aziz going quite out of his way to plan the trip to the caves. He is very excited about entertaining the British ladies. I believe he thought this trip would lead to a great friend ship and some how join the two races all-be-it a small step.On their way to the caves, the train passes a raging river, the river that divides the two nationalities. Almost like passing from one country or space into another. This is the river that divides, the river that keeps the differences apart and separates cultures. We still have these types of symbols today. Take for instance rivers that still serve as the divide between one state and another.Once in the caves, Mrs. Moore becomes terrified with the futility the cave presents. I think she sees a little of this in herself. She came seeking peace but now it is almost like nothing matters anymore. Does she feel t...

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