A Passage To India says a lot about human perceptions. How often do we encounter someone on the street, in a store, anywhere really, and assume we are better than them just because they look a certain way? No one can say they haven't done it, because it is part of human nature. We judge others because somehow it makes us feel better about ourselves.
The British judged the Indians just because they felt they were superior. And in return some of the Indians judged the British. It is impossible to believe that one is better than the other for the reader. The reader gets to see both sides. There are some British who take the time to appreciate and respect the Indian culture and then there are some Indians who go to great lengths to shed the image created by their forefathers. Is it possible for these two cultures to exist without prejudice?
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