BA Marathi And English Sem III 2018 2019 Oct 2019 ENGLISH P III Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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1. Q2 All questions carry equal marks
2. Q1 Write short notes on any two: 20 marks
   • i) Naturalism in Modern American Fiction
   • ii) Significant features of the Lost Generation writers
   • iv) Fiction of the Indian Diaspora in America
3. Q2 A) 1) Explore the relationship between Nel, her mother Helene, her grandmother Rochelle and her great-grandmother, Cecile Toni Morrison's Sula is a novel filled with symbolic references. Elucidate 20 marks
   • B) i) Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea depicts man's struggles for success in a hostile and indifferent world. Elaborate Santiago says, "No man was ever alone on the sea". Discuss his relationship with the sea and its creatures as portrayed in The Old Man and the Sea
4. Q3 A) Family, tradition and heritage are necessary for a social group's self-identification. Discuss the validity of this statement with reference to Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" 20 marks
   • B) Assess the racial and cultural conflicts depicted in Lahiri's "Unaccustomed
5. Q4 A) Write short notes on any two: 20 marks
   • i) Death in Sula
   • iv) Setting of Sula
   • B) i) Santiago as a tragic hero
   • ii) Dreams and flashback in The Old Man and the Sea ili) Religious symbols in The Old Man and the Sea
   • iv) Santiago's relationship with Manolin
6. Q5 Write short notes on any two: 20 marks
   • i) Imagery in Steinbeck's “The Chrysanthemums”
   • ii) Oscar Gassner in Malamud's “The German Refugee”
   • ii) Jing Mei in Amy Tan's "Two Kinds"
   • iv) Significance of quilts in Walker's “Everyday Use”

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