Question: What is the significance of the friendship between Dr. Aziz and Mrs. Moore?
Ans. The friendship between Dr. Aziz and Mrs. Moore is very significant in the novel A Passage to India. Mrs. Moore first meets Aziz in a mosque, where he has gone to overcome his sorrow after being humiliated by his superior, Major Callendar. She treats Aziz with sympathy and respect, and he is deeply touched by her kindness. Mrs. Moore seems to look upon Aziz as a representative of India, and her warm behavior brings them emotionally close to each other. She has genuine sympathy for Indians, and it is partly because of her desire to meet them that Mr. Turton arranges the Bridge Party.
Later, Dr. Aziz and Mrs. Moore meet twice—once at Fielding’s tea party and again during the picnic to the Marabar Caves. However, these meetings do not significantly deepen their intimacy. Still, the “secret understanding of the heart” that begins in the mosque continues to bind them spiritually. Although Mrs. Moore becomes disturbed by her experience in the Marabar Caves, her affection and belief in Aziz remain unchanged.
During Aziz’s trial, Mrs. Moore’s moral presence is strongly felt, even though she is physically absent. Her name becomes a kind of spiritual force in the courtroom. Adela withdraws her accusation against Aziz, and he is released. Even after Mrs. Moore’s death, her influence over Aziz continues. At first, he demands compensation from Adela, but later he withdraws his claim, remembering that Mrs. Moore would not have approved of such action.
Thus, the friendship between Dr. Aziz and Mrs. Moore represents human sympathy and understanding that rise above racial and cultural barriers. It is one of the most sincere and enduring relationships in the novel.
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