Complete 6 pages APA formatted article: The Hidden Women. The Englishwomen are presented on the front but it is ironical that they fail to hold the power in their community as Indian women do. Through

Complete 6 pages APA formatted article: The Hidden Women. The Englishwomen are presented on the front but it is ironical that they fail to hold the power in their community as Indian women do. Through the rude behaviour of Englishwomen towards the Indian women Foster demonstrates that even after living in their country, the English women remained unfriendly to the natives. We hear Aziz saying: “I give any Englishman two years, be he Turton or Burton.It is only the difference of a letter. And I give any Englishwoman six months. All are exactly alike.” (Ch. 2). So Indians usually encounter a snobbish behaviour from Britons, but soon we are told that “Granted the exception, he [Aziz] agreed that all English women are haughty and venal.” (Ch. 2). So there were kind ladies too, who tried to develop friendly relationship with Indian ladies but it remained affected by the social, economical and religious differences. In the novel, the first encounter of the readers with an Indian woman who talks from behind the curtain and her dialogues enable us to analyse three women holding different status. When Aziz reaches at the dwelling of his friend Hamidullah, he is taken behind the curtain by the host whose wife scolds him for not getting married after his first wife’s death. From the tone of Hamidullah’s wife we apprehend that women are respected in India that they could even insist a friend of her husband to remarry. Aziz’s not remarrying after his wife’s death reveals his sincerity, love and commitment with his late wife that he cannot think of second marriage. The third woman, who is introduced in this dialogue, is the mother-in-law of Aziz. We are endowed with the knowledge that she affectionately takes care of Aziz’s three children and he often meets her. Though this woman is not brought in front of the readers but we get an idea of how Indian women feel responsible to play an obvious role in the society. Aziz’s happiness can be directly related to the favours of his mother-in-law silently being provided to him. When we encounter Mrs. Callendar and Mrs. Lesley, we find an intense contrast between these ladies as compared to the Indian women as they are full of arrogance and deceit. They are aware of their power and how to utilize it that’s why they speak rudely and take a hold of Aziz’ ride but to our relief Mrs. Moore sounds friendly and shows respect for the worship place of Muslims she is visiting. At first Aziz becomes angry at her for not removing her shoes. His sudden anguish implies that he does not expect respect for their mosque but when she nicely informs that she has already done so, he apologizes for his rude behaviour. When Adela discuss this matter with Ronny he does not approve their polite behaviour and expresses their superiority by saying, “It’s different, it’s different. you don’t understand.” (Ch.3). It is noteworthy that when Adela insists to visit ‘real India’ and meet its inhabitants, she is wrongly informed about the hospitable Indians and these kind-hearted ladies fail to develop a long-term friendly relationship with the Indians during their visit to Chandrapore. The bridge-party which through its name signifies that it is organizes to develop a connection between the people of two different cultures but it remains a failure, most probably, because of the behaviour of some of the guests.