M.A-M.A English 3rd Year Paper -3.4 : Fiction - I(University of Pune, Pune-2013)

M.A. (Part - II) (Semester - III)

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Paper -3.4 : Fiction - I

(2008 Pattern) (Optional)

Time : 3 Hours]                                                                              [Max. Marks :80

Instructions to the candidates:

1) All questions are compulsory.

2) All questions carry equal marks.

Q1) Answer any one of the following:

Bring out the importance of setting in a novel, giving examples from the

novels you have studied.

Q2) Answer any one of the following:

i) Show how Emily Brontë develops the theme of love in Wuthering

Heights.

OR

b)       Write short notes on any two of the following:

i) Nelly Dean as a narrator. ii) Catherine.

iii)      Emily Brontë's treatment of gender distinction in Wuthering Heights.

iv)      The supernatural element in Wuthering Heights.

Q3) a)        Answer any one of the following:

i)        How does Lord Jim blend romance and realism? Discuss.

ii)       Discuss Jim as a tragic hero.

OR

P.T.O.

i) The sea life in Lord Jim.

ii) Animal imagery in Lord Jim.

iii)      The significance of the title Lord Jim.

iv)      The symbolic significance of Jim's jump.

Q4) a)      Answer any one of the following:

i)        Consider Pecola Breedlove as the protagonist of The Bluest Eye. ii)          Comment on the problem of racial discrimination depicted in The

Bluest Eye.

OR

b)       Write short notes on any two of the following:

i) Pecola's disjointed identity.

ii)       Polly.

iii)      Different levels of conflict in The Bluest Eye.

iv)      Geraldine.

Q5) a)      Answer any one of the following:

i)        Comment on Holden as the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye. ii)       Show how the narrative technique in The Catcher in the Rye is

linked with the form of short story.

OR

b)       Write short notes on any two of the following:

i) Humour in The Catcher in the Rye.

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