A Passage to India · Character
Major Callendar
The British civil surgeon, Aziz's superior, rude and dismissive.
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Also known as dour Major Callendar, Callendar, The Major, Major, Old Callendar
First appearance: i
Major Callendar's tie to Dr. Aziz is one of the pressures that moves A Passage to India—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Aziz's British superior who summons him but is not present when Aziz arrives, contributing to Aziz's frustration.
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With Dr. Aziz (rivalry): A hostile relationship with Aziz's British superior, who embodies racial arrogance and petty tyranny. With Dr. Aziz (rivalry): A hostile relationship with Aziz's British superior, who embodies…
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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rivalry · negative
A hostile relationship with Aziz's British superior, who embodies racial arrogance and… How this plays out →
- Dr. Aziz
rivalry · negative
A hostile relationship with Aziz's British superior, who embodies racial arrogance and… How this plays out →
- Dr. Aziz
rivalry · negative
A hostile relationship with Aziz's British superior, who embodies racial arrogance and… How this plays out →
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