Summary of text: E.M. Forster's novel, A Passage to India, comes to life in David Lean's film adaptation. The story of Aziz, the Indian Muslim doctor living in British India, and his interactions with Mrs. Moore, Adela, and Professor Fielding are visually portrayed throughout the film, as well as the journey into the Marabar Caves, Adela's "attack," and the ensuing trial.
Link to film on YouTube.
Use of text: Film adaptations can be good and bad. This film adaptation, in my opinion, does a great job of capturing Forster's novel without losing much of the things that make it such a powerful read. Students will watch the film and pay close detail to the portrayal of characters in the film vs. the book, the visual portrayal of power structures in the film, the imagery of the Marabar Caves in both the film and the novel, etc. Students will then do a brief film review, listing three major changes and the film and possible reasoning for these changes, as well as if these changes influence how we view the characters/actions in the film and novel. They will then discuss how well the film followed the plot of the novel, how accurately the characters were portrayed, how well did the actors portray the characters, how the attire/setting was reflective of the time period, how music/effects were used, and any other thoughts about the film in relation to what we have discussed in this unit.
Other possible alternative texts: We may also try to find music written by Indian people about living in British India as well as any poetry written by Indians during this time.
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