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Originally Posted by fantasyfan
You make a good argument for the view that Forster really satirizes both the British and the Indian systems. I hadn't quite thought about it that way--primarily because of the racism shown by some of the British. Thus, early on, I quickly developed an empathy for Aziz because he was undervalued and dismissed as inferior by racist, stupid bureaucrats to whom he was clearly superior intellectually and professionally. I was moved by his love for his dead wife and the value he put on friendship. At the same time, the comments you make indicate that perhaps I need to look at his character {and it is a very complex one} more objectively.
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The leaning of my sympathy toward Adela and Fielding, him more than her, might be induced by my being rather emotional and sentimental. At the point that often I have to make efforts and force my self not to be overwhelmed by the
muddling waves. I am drawn toward characters, and real life individuals, that maintain their truthfulness, their capacity of relations, while keeping their mind clear. I have the impression that there might turn also Forster inclination, who I imagine emotionally inclined, himself.
Aziz is indeed the character on whom Forster invest more attention and details. Aziz, and his contradictions, might well be the mirror of Forster's India, or of a large element of it.