融合之旅·回家之路——论《印度之行》

A Passage to Connection

福斯特代表作《印度之行》中"东西融合,天下一家"的主题以英国人与印度人交友为载体,透过交友的最终失败折射出在特定的历史时期实现文化融合的艰难。文章通过事物的客观排他性和认识的主观多元性等多个角度,从宗教、文化以及政治背景等方面论述了当时阻碍"东西融合"的诸项因素,并指出教育是"东西融合"得以实现的有效之举。

The theme of A Passage to India is revealed by the failure of the Englishmen and the Indians to make friends. Respectively from the perspective of the objective exclusiveness and from that of the subjective pluralism, this paper expounds the cultural, religious and political factors which hinder the connection between the Western and the Eastern culture. In addition, education is pointed out as an effective means of connection.