Compare the way in which Forster and Smith present the relationships of Aziz and Fielding and Archie and Samad in "A Passage to India" and "White Teeth". Archie, Samad, Aziz and Fielding are the central characters in their respective novels. Forster and Smith allow their friendships to evolve as events such as "The trouble with Millat" and the trial of Aziz cause problems that the friends help each other through. Both authors use the relationships …showed first 75 words of 2920 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2920 total…rld. Smith explores racial limitations within friendships and the issue of racial harmony in the contemporary world. Although Aziz and Fielding put an end to their friendship, the end of the novel paves the way for a growing tolerance of other races which to some extent, is shown 70 years later by Zadie Smith. She concludes her novel and summarises this idea with the quote "the end is simply the beginning of an even longer story."