When responding to an unseen extract in an examination, you need to be aware of the particular critical lens through which you are required to study it. This article will look at some ways of responding to an extract from E. M. Forster’s 1924 novel A Passage to India through the lens of political and social protest writing.
A Passage to India focuses on the experiences of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, on her visit to India during the 1920s. At this time, India was ruled by Britain as part of its empire. In this passage, we hear a dialogue between the District Superintendent of Police, Mr McBryde, and Mr Fielding, who runs a school for Indian students. The characters in the passage are discussing an alleged sexual assault on Miss Quested by Fielding’s friend Dr Aziz in the nearby Marabar Caves.
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