A Passage to India · Character
Miss Derek
An Englishwoman who works for a Maharani and drives the party to the caves.
minor
Also known as Derek, Excellent Miss Derek, Miss Derek—she
First appearance: xii
Miss Derek shows up with force in Chapter VIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Drives the Nawab Bahadur and his dog after the accident, jokes about her job with Maharanis, and shows irreverence.
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In Chapter VIII: Drives the Nawab Bahadur and his dog after the accident, jokes about her job with Maharanis, and shows irreverence. Later, in Chapter XXII: Present at the bungalow, joking about her comic Maharajah and…
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- Minor colonial and Indian characters
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- Closing
In this passage, the dramatic climax occurs when Adela Quested, having renounced her own people and been absor…
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