Set in India several decades before the end of British Rule, A Passage to India by E. M. Forster explores the relationships that ensue when Dr. AZIZ, an Indian doctor, is befriended by Mrs. Moore and Miss Adela Quested, two recently arrived Englishwomen. In the opening scene, Dr. Aziz is involved in a discussion about whether or not it is possible for an Indian to be friends with an Englishman. The conversation is interrupted by a message from the Civil Surgeon, Major Callendar, who requests Dr. Aziz's Immediate assistance. Aziz makes his way to Callendar's compound but arrives only to be told that the Civil Surgeon is out. On his way back horne, AZIZ stops in a mosque to rest and meets Mrs. Moore. He is delighted by her kind behavior and accompanies.....
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