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Key Themes His views as a humanist are at the heart of his work, which often depicts the pursuit of personal connections in spite of the restrictions of contemporary society. "The humanist has four leading characteristics – curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race." A Passage to India and Howards End, explore the irreconcilability of class differences. A Room with a View also shows how questions of propriety and class can make human connection difficult. His posthumous novel Maurice explores the possibility of class reconciliation as one facet of a homosexual relationship. The colonial occupation of India Reforms in India’s political system the victory of the Liberal Party (1906) the Indian Councils Act (1909) The Indian Independence Act (1947) * E. M. Forster 黄曦彦 140702035 E. M. Forster E. M. Forster Introduction Key themes Symbolism & Mysticism Historical background of A Passage to India Notable works by Forster Critical receptions Contents Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879?– 7 June 1970)，aged 91. Occupation novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist. Nationality British Writing Period 1901-1970 Genres Realism, Symbolism, Modernism Subjects Class Division, Gender, Homosexuality Introduction Italy Greece India A Passage to India (1924) is a novel by E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. The novel is based on Forster's experiences in India. E.M. Forster borrowed the book's title from Walt Whitman's poem of the same name in Leaves of Grass. Where Angels Fear to Tread and A Room with a View can be seen collectively as Forster's Italian novels. Both include references to the famous Baedeker guidebooks and concern narrow-minded middle-class English tourists abroad. Where Angels Fear to Tread A Room with a View Forster is noted for his use of symbolism as a technique in his novels,