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A Passage to India · Character

Colonel Maggs

A British military officer, briefly mentioned.

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First appearance: xxiii

Colonel Maggs shows up with force in Chapter XXXIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The Political Agent for the neighbourhood, who keeps an eye on Aziz and opposes his appointment in Mau, but is overruled by the Rajah.
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In Chapter XXXIV: The Political Agent for the neighbourhood, who keeps an eye on Aziz and opposes his appointment in Mau, but is overruled…

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CFCyril FieldingDADr. AzizAQAdela QuestedRHRonny HeaslopPGProfessor Godb…CMColonel Maggs

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  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this passage, the dramatic climax occurs when Adela Quested, having renounced her own people and been absor…

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See Colonel Maggs in xxiii
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