Bangalore University 2006 B.A Optional English V Sem, , -European and Non-European Writing- - Question Paper
V Semester B.A. Examination, December 2006 (Semester Scheme) (New)
OPTIONAL ENGLISH European and Non-European Writing (Paper - VI)
Time : 3 Hours
Instruction: Attempt all questions.
SECTION - A Poetry
j 1. Answer one of the following :
| a) Lots wife is a re-presentation of the Biblical story from a modern feminist
f perspective Justify.
I b) Examine Cavafys Ithaca as an exhortation to the modern-day adventurer.
Answer any one of the following :
a) The tone of the narrator in The Burning of the Books.
b) The End and the Beginning in Szymborskas poem.
c) The pathos of Andromaches speech.
SECTION - B Short Fiction
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I 3. Answer one of the following :
a) Most characters in the short story War attempt to fulfil their self-seeking roles and are ironically defeated by life itself. Do you agree ? Justify.
b) How does the greatcoat transform Akaky from the unremarkable to the remarkable in GogoFs story ?
c) How are the themes of individual alienation and difficulties of moral choice
| highlighted in Camus story The Guest ?
V Semester B.A. Examination, December 2006 (Semester Scheme) (New) OPTIONAL ENGLISH European and Non-European Writing (Paper - VI)
Time : 3 Hours
Instruction: Attempt all questions.
SECTION - A Poetry
j 1. Answer one of the following :
| a) Lots wife is a re-presentation of the Biblical story from a modern feminist
f perspective Justify.
I b) Examine Cavafys Ithaca as an exhortation to the modern-day adventurer.
Answer any one of the following :
a) The tone of the narrator in The Burning of the Books.
b) The End and the Beginning in Szymborskas poem.
c) The pathos of Andromaches speech.
SECTION - B Short Fiction
o
I 3. Answer one of the following :
a) Most characters in the short story War attempt to fulfil their self-seeking roles and are ironically defeated by life itself. Do you agree ? Justify.
b) How does the greatcoat transform Akaky from the unremarkable to the remarkable in GogoFs story ?
c) How are the themes of individual alienation and difficulties of moral choice
| highlighted in Camus story The Guest ?
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