Alagappa University 2009 B.A English American and common wealth literature - Question Paper
AMERICAN AND COMMON WEALTH LITERATURE
DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. (English)/B.A. (Eng) (Addl. Degree) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2009.
INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A (5 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following questions.
1. What does Vivekananda convey about world peace?
2. Toru Dults Casuarina Tree presents the longings and memories of her past. Explain.
3. Write an essay on the love of Satyavan and Savitiri.
4. Bring out the self-analysis made by Kamala Das.
5. Sketch the character of the English Teacher.
6. Write a short note on the character of the granddaughter Reka in Anita Desais narrative.
7. Examine Tughlaq as a historical play.
8. Compare Bakha with his younger brother Raka in the novel Untouchable.
SECTION B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following questions.
9. Write an essay on Nehrus views on History, Tradition and Myth.
10. What does Tagore plead with god in The Heaven of Freedom?
11. Describe The Indian atmosphere and culture as brought out in the poem The Night of the Scorpion.
12. Elaborate on the Social evil presented by Mulk Raj Anand.
13. Write a note
on the Social injustice in the novel
A Handful of Rice.
14. Bring out the irony in the title as well as in the play, Silence The Court is in Session.
15. Write a note on Kamala Das poem Introduction.
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