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Comparative Survey, Descriptive Research

  Comparative survey research is a type of descriptive survey where it aims to compare the status of two or more variable, institutions, strategies etc. This technique often uses multiple disciplines in one study.This does not only compare different groups but also same group over time.Few points are to be kept in mind before starting the comparative survey. ·        Comparison Points -The research should be very clear regarding the points to be compared. This can also be identified through review of literature and experience of experts. ·        Assumption of Similarities -  One has to be clear about the similarities the two variable hold. If the researcher do not find this there is no point of comparison. Criteria of Comparison - The researcher has to identify the criteria of comparison keeping in mind the fairness and objectivity. Appropriate tools has to be identified for measurement of criterion variables. Comparative survey research is carried on when the researcher cannot

Critical Analysis of Forster’s A Passage to India

Theme                     Aziz-Fielding relationship                    Plot structure         Race and Gender                 Colonialism Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970) an intellectual and Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge ranked among the most cosmopolitan men of his day. His novels are only five in number. After the early Where Angels Fear to Tread , with its well drawn characters, its comedy and the typical concern with the conflict between two different cultures comes The Longest Journey – a less attractive work that shows the same skill of characterization. A Room with a View like his first novel is set in Italy containing delicately handled excellent comedy. Next comes, his two masterpieces, Howards End and much later A Passage to India . Both deal with the misunderstandings that arise in relationships among individuals in one case and among races in the other. A Passage to India is artistically the most accomplished and philosophically the most mature novel that

Analyse how Race and Gender Shape Characters in A Passage to India

Plot structure              Critical analysis A Passage to India (1924) is considered as E.M.Forster ’s major work. Forster, major English author of the twentieth century is a writer of great technical and intellectual significance whose work deserves close study and analysis. Some of his major works are The Longest Journey, A Room with a View and Howards End . The present novel can be read as a valuable critique of British rule in India, a profound statement about personal relationships and a comment upon political, racial, ethical and metaphysical issues. A historical reading of the novel involves an understanding of how socio-economic factors of race and gender shape characters and episode. Race : Aziz , the very first character is entrapped within the colonial context as much as anyone else. Throughout, his warmest responses are evoked on the level of personal emotion. His meeting with Mrs. Moore at the mosque is important to him because of the bond of sympathy that is ins

Aziz-Fielding Relationship in Forster’s A PASSAGE TO INDIA

Theme           Critical analysis             Race and Gender Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970) an intellectual and Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge ranked among the most cosmopolitan men of his day. His novels are only five in number. After the early Where Angels Fear to Tread , with its well drawn characters, its comedy and the typical concern with the conflict between two different cultures comes The Longest Journey – a less attractive work that shows the same skill of characterization. A Room with a View like his first novel is set in Italy containing delicately handled excellent comedy. Next comes, his two masterpieces, Howards End and much later A Passage to India . Both deal with the misunderstandings that arise in relationships among individuals in one case and among races in the other.              A Passage to India is the latest of his novels and is unrivalled in English fiction in its presentation of the complex problems which were to be found in the relat