2. Definition

3. MODERNISM
Modernism is literary and cultural international
movement which flourished in the first decades of
the 20th century. Modernism is not a term in which a
single meaning can be ascribed. It may be applied
to both the content and to the form of a work or to
either in isolation. It reflects a sense of cultural
crisis which was both exciting and disquieting, in
that it opened a whole new vista of human
possibilities, at the same time as putting into
question any previously accepted means of
grounding and evaluating new ideas Modernism is
marked by experimentation, particularly
manipulation of form, and by the realization that
knowledge is not absolute.

4. Quotes and parts in
Passage To India that
relate to Modernism
( Chapter 1-5 )

5. • P.g 23 “Miss Quested… announced anew that
she was desirous of seeing the real India”
• Adela truly wanted to experience to “real
India”. It is something new and exciting to her.
She realises that knowledge is not absolute,
where what little she has seen before this
could not truly be what India has to offer.

6. • P.g 27 Mrs. Moore questions Ronnie on the difference
between the Indians and the English.
• “ „He didn‟t come into the club. He said he wasn‟t allowed to‟ ”
– Mrs. Moore
• “ „It‟s different, it‟s different; you don‟t understand.‟ ” – Ronnie
• “ „I know I don‟t, and I want to. What is the difference, please?‟
”
• She feels that they (Indians) should be thought of as equals
and not inferior beings [referred to the previous conversation
between Mrs. Moore and Dr. Aziz in the mosque (p.g 17 to
20)]
• Here, we are presented with a cultural crisis. People such as
Ronnie believe that the Indians and the English do not
“mingle” in a social way. Here, we see Mrs. Moore and Adela
believing that it is possible, where possibilities of friendship
may bloom and the casting aside of cultural differences.

7. • P.g 39 “ „I wonder whether you would allow
us to call on you some day‟ ” – Mrs. Moore
asked an Indian lady.
• Same as before, Mrs. Moore is hospitable
to the Indian lady because she believes in
the casting aside of cultural differences for
the possibilities of friendship.

8. • P.g 43 Adela promises to go against the flow and
then subsequently challenges the social norm.
• “ ‘I should never get like that,’ she thought… she
knew she had come up against something that
was both insidious and tough, against which she
needed allies…”
• Adela challenges the old values and norms. She is
individualistic and this brings forth a new form of
thinking.

9. • P.g 46 Mrs. Moore argues with her
son.
• “ „I‟m going to argue, and indeed dictate,‟
she (Mrs. Moore) said, clinking her rings.
„The English are out here to be pleasant.‟ ”
• Mrs. Moore disputes the notion of British
superiority and that they (the English)
should treat the Indians with more respect
and kindness.

10. • http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/passage/
(THIS ONE IS REALLY GOOD!)
http://www.novelguide.com/APassagetoIndia/theme
analysis.html
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides6/Pass
age.html
• http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=49920

11. Group Members 
• Ivor Yip
• Angela Lee
• Manesh Selvan
• Manessha K.
• CaSSSSSSovia Khoo

12. THE END
*applause*