compare white teeth and a passage to india
How do White Teeth and A Passage to India present the relationship between different races? ... Both White Teeth and A Passage to India, concern themselves with racial harmony although there are differences in the presentation of these issues due mainly to the 80 year gap in time and the change in attitudes to race as Britain progresses to become more accepting of other races. ... White Teeth is set in a modern day London and deals with Western Culture, the plot spans over 30 years beginning in the 70’s. This environment is a total contrast to A Passage To India, which is set in the 1920’s in British colonial India. ... By the time White Teeth was written the attitude towards racial integration had improved considerably since the time A Passage To India was written. ... A Passage To India shows pure racism and prejudice attitudes and how this causes friction. We see less of this in White Teeth , yet subtle hints remind the reader no matter how much people believe Britain has progressed into a multi-cultural society, there will still always be racism. ... White Teeth portrays a multicultural society and Smith shows both the positive and negative aspects of mixed-race relationships whilst showing how these relationships are accepted in modern society. ... White Teeth suggests hope for harmony in several relationships, although we do see in the relationships between both Aziz and Fielding and Aziz and Mrs Moore in A Passage to India some optimism for the future relating to mixed-race relationships From an early point in A Passage To India we see Forster present a vast difference between the English colonial elite and the native population of India. ... They believe the English will not be successful in India and cannot last over two years. ... You’re superior to everyone in India except one or two of the ranis, and they’re on an equality”. ... His technique of constant blatant repetition of these attitudes reminds us throughout of the prejudice within A Passage to India. ... Mrs Moore and Miss Quested are eager to see the “Real India” which they believe they will see at the caves. The caves could be said to represent the Real India. ... Forster could use the experience to show the reader how when the English get close to the Real India there are negative results.