University of Mumbai 2008 B.A S.Y.ember - English III Revised - Question Paper

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Con. 206(a)-08.    2    HJ-7622

( REVISED COURSE )

( 3 Hours )    [ Total Marks : 100

N.B. : (1) Attempt all questions.

(2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

1.    Attempt any three of the following :    30

(a)    How did Raja Rammohan Roy, Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar influence the writers like Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao ?

(b)    Dalit Literature is protest against 'rejection of the rejected'. Discuss.

(c)    Partition Literature presents the psychic and physical trauma of the period. Elaborate.

(d)    Give a feminist interpretation of women's fictions and their development in Post 80's in Indian Literature.

(e)    Trace the element of spiritualism and nationalism in the writings of Tagore,

Sri Aurobindo and Sarojini Naidu.

(f)    Write notes on the Realism and Naturalism in Modern Theatre in India.

2.    (a) "Rudali is a story of exploitation and struggle". Discuss the theme of the novel.    20

OR

(b)    "Paraja is an epic tale of sufferings of a tribal community for their natural innocence and ignorance in an unfriendly human world". Examine the themes of the novel in the light of this statement.

OR

(c)    Such a Long Journey is an unforgettable novel that charts a journey of a moral heart in a turbulent world of change. Elucidate.

OR

(d)    Write notes on any two of the following :

(i)    Sanichari

(ii)    Sukru Jani

(iii)    Gustad Noble

3.    (a) "Arun Kolatkar presents the spiritual barrenness through 'Jejuri'. Discuss some of the 15

poems you have studied to justify the above statement.

OR

(b)    Critically appreciate Dilip Chitre's any two abhanga's from 'Says Tuka' you have studied.

OR

(c)    Write notes on any two of the following :

(0	The Bus'
(ii)	'Manohar'
(iii)	Heart of Ruin
(iv)	Poem No. 6 (Says Tuka)
(v)	Poem No. 10 (Says Tuka)

4. (a) Examine the modernistic trends as reflected in the poems you have studied.    15

OR

(b)    Give a feminist interpretation of some major Indian female poets and their poems prescribed for your study.

OR

(c)    Attempt any two notes of the following :

(i)	"Gulzaman's Son"
(i>)	"The Stone Age"
(iii)	"The Female of the Species"
(iv)	"Very Indian Poem in Indian English"
(v)	"To the tune of a swing in a Municipal Park'
(vi)	"Indian Woman"
(vii)	"Gardener"
(viii)	"Epitaph on a Street Dog"
(ix)	"To Li ChingChao"

5. (a) Discuss the major themes of Girish Karnad's play "The Fire and The Rain".    20

OR

(b)    Examine the supernatural element as reflected in the play : The Dread Departure".

OR

(c)    "Gender discrimination and social taboos is the nucleus of the play "Tara". Elaborate.

OR

(d)    Write notes on any two of the following :

(i)    Justification of the title The Fire and the Rain'

(ii)    The ending of the play The Dread Departure'

(iii)    The opening scene of the play 'Tara'

(iv)    Mythological interpretation of the play The Fire and The Rain'

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