Question: Why does the ‘Bridge Party’ fail in its purpose?
Answer: The ‘Bridge Party’ is arranged in the garden of the British club in honor of Mrs. Moore and Adela Quested, who express their desire to meet the Indians socially. Its purpose is to bridge the gap between the people of the two races—the English and the Indians.
However, upon arriving at the club, Mrs. Moore and Adela find that the Indian guests are being neglected by the English men and women. Urged by her husband, the Collector’s wife, Mrs. Turton, reluctantly takes Mrs. Moore and Adela to meet the Indian women. She reminds them that they are superior to any of the women they are about to meet. When she approaches the Indian women, she greets them in rough Urdu, the same language she uses to speak to her servants.
Only Mrs. Moore and Adela make genuine efforts to meet and talk to the Indians in a friendly and respectful manner. Mrs. Moore and Adela soon realize the stale and heartless official attitude of the Collector and other high officials, and they feel disgusted by it. They clearly understand that the British women, in their attitude toward the Indians, are even worse. For them, social intimacy with Indian women is unthinkable.
Thus, the ‘Bridge Party’ completely fails in its purpose of bridging the gap between the English and the Indians.
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