E.M. Forster And His Liberal-Humanism The Development And Representation In His Major Novels

This paper sets out on E. M. Forster's literary life and tries to trace the source and development of his liberal-humanism, which is essential in both his literary creation and social criticism. By analyzing the themes, characters and symbolism in Forster's five major novels, the paper reveals how Forster incorporates this thought with his literary ideal, how he conceives the domestic industrialization and the overseas colonization of the British Empire in the Edwardian Period, and then concludes that the central idea of his liberal humanism—the idea of connection and personal relationship—is the primary link that underlies all his five novels.