IGNOU MEG-03 British Novel Important Questions from each block- Based on previous years Question paper
Comment on Fielding’s style of narration with reference to Tom Jones.
Discuss Fielding's narrative strategies in Tom Jones.
Discuss the representation of female characters in Tom Jones.
Discuss the feminist concerns in Tom Jones.
Fielding’s Tom Jones depicts marriage as a socially arranged institution tilted in favour of men.
Elaborate upon the theme of marriage in Tom Jones
According to some critics, in Tom Jones, “Fielding does not make any attempt to individualise his characters.” Do you agree with this view ? Justify your answer with illustrations from the text.
Discuss the importance of the structure of Tom Jones in the context of its episodic form.
In what way is eighteenth century society reflected in Tom Jones ? Do you think it is a realistic reflection ?
Examine the role of the narrator in Tom Jones.
Discuss the role of comic characters in Tom Jones with suitable examples.
Discuss Jane Austen’s treatment of the theme of love and marriage in Pride and Prejudice.
Discuss the themes of love and marriage in Pride and Prejudice with special reference to Elizabeth and Darcy.
How does Jane Austen explore the theme of love and marriage in Pride and Prejudice ?
Comment on the significance of the title of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice.
Discuss the title of the novel Pride and Prejudice with illustrations from the text to support your answer.
How do the various characters justify the title of the novel, Pride and Prejudice ? Illustrate
Pride and Prejudice represents love as an impossibility in marriage. Do you agree ? Give relevant examples.
Attempt a feminist reading of Pride and Prejudice.
Discuss the distinguishing features of any four male characters in Pride and Prejudice
Who is your favourite character in Pride and Prejudice and why ?
Would it be correct to say that social issues occupy a prominent space in Pride and Prejudice
Examine how multiple perspectives enrich the narration of Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights.
Comment on Nellie as a narrator in Wuthering Heights
How does the narrative technique of Wuthering Heights affect the impact of the novel ? Illustrate.
How does Emily Bronte depict suffering in Wuthering Heights ? Substantiate through the role of Heathcliff and the circumstances of his life.
Write a character sketch of Catherine in Wuthering Heights, bringing out her inclination to support the ‘underdog’.
Heathcliff has often been described as a Byronic hero. How far do you think this is accurate ? Illustrate your answer.
Discuss the prison motif in Wuthering Heights with reference to the various characters in the novel.
Comment on the setting of Wuthering Heights. Give a reasoned answer.
Discuss the abundant use of the Christian symbols of evil with regard to Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. How does it reflect Bronte's views on religion ?
Comment on Catherine as a subversive heroine in Wuthering Heights.
Do you agree that at the heart of the novel Wuthering Heights, lies the tumultuous Heathcliff-Catherine relationship ? Comment on the significance of this relationship in the novel’s plot.
Many critics have expressed the view that deep down, Great Expectations (like many of Dickens’ novels) is a fairy tale. Do you agree with this view ?
Trace the elements of a fairy tale used and re-invented in Great Expectations.
Comment on Pip’s quest for self-improvement in Great Expectations.
Consider Charles Dickens‟ Great Expectations as a novel based on the Victorian theme of self-improvement‟.
“Great Expectations is an example of the upwardly mobile aspirations of Victorian society.” Discuss
In what way does Great Expectations exemplify the upward mobility of Mid-Victorian society ?
Great Expectations merges the notions of respectability and criminality. Discuss with examples.
Analyse the juxtaposition of crime and respectability in Great Expectations
Discuss Great Expectations in the light of what you understand as a Bildungsroman.
Can Great Expectations be seen as a bildungsroman ? Elaborate.
Discuss the appropriateness of the title Great Expectations with suitable examples from the text.
How does George Eliot engage with ‘the woman question’ in Middlemarch ?
Discuss the portrayal of women in Middlemarch.
Examine how George Eliot employs a polyphony of voices to depict the provincial realities of Middlemarch.
Bring out the role of the community in determining character and behaviour in Middlemarch.
Explain with examples the role of community as a moral figure in Middlemarch.
How does the community operate as a moral voice in Middlemarch ?
Discuss the way in which the roles of Dorothea and Lydgate change, as the novel Middlemarch, develops.
What do you understand by 'authorial control' ? How is this evident in Middlemarch ?
What are the main themes in Middlemarch ?
What do you think are the main themes of Middlemarch ? Discuss with reference to the characters in the novel.
ring out the major themes in Middlemarch
Do you agree with Achebe’s view that Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness depicts Africa as a place of negations‟ ?
Do you think that Africa is a place of negativity in Heart of Darkness ? Give reasons for your answer.
Bring out the significance of the description “He died as he lived”, in the context of Kurtz in The Heart of Darkness.
Discuss the point of view of the protagonist in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and the light it throws on the title.
Comment on the narrative technique in Heart of Darkness.
How does the structure of Heart of Darkness contribute to the meaning ? Illustrate.
Examine Maslow’s point of view in Heart of Darkness and comment upon its appropriateness.
Discuss the theme of race in Heart of Darkness.
Discuss the omniscient point of view in Heart of Darkness.
Examine the symbolic significance of the title Heart of Darkness.2
Comment on the employment of the stream of consciousness technique and the use of epiphany in Joyce’s novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
Discuss the stream-of-consciousness technique with reference to A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
Discuss the symbolic elements woven into the structure of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
What role do symbols play in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ? Give suitable examples.
Illustrate Joyce's use of symbolism and repetition in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
Joyce uses a narrative technique which is integral to the unfolding of A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man. Discuss.
Discuss the importance of the Christmas Dinner in Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and its impact on Stephen.
Examine the structure of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
What are the principles of aesthetics postulated by Stephen in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ?
Comment on the point of view in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. What purpose does it serve ? 2
Examine how E. M. Forster engages with issues of class in A Passage to India.
Examine how E. M. Forster engages with history in A Passage to India.
A Passage to India is structured around a web of themes. Discuss any two with reference to the associated characters.
A Passage to India suggests that the East and the West are irreconcilable polarities. Discuss.
Comment upon the view that A Passage to India is a complex and layered interface between the ruler and the ruled.
Discuss Foster’s representation of three major religions in A Passage to India.
What are the visual images employed by Foster in A Passage to India ? What purpose do they serve ?
Discuss the character of Aziz from a racial point of view in A Passage to India.
Attempt a character sketch of any figure in A Passage to India whom you found particularly compelling. Explain your reasons for the choice.
How does A Passage to India delineate a romantic landscape ?
Write a note on the dominant motifs in A Passage to India
Write a critical essay on Muriel Spark’s narrative technique in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Discuss the narrative techniques in The Point of Miss Jean Brodie.
What are the elements of autobiography that one can find in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ?
In what respect can The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie be called an autobiographical novel ?
What are the elements of autobiography in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ? Illustrate.
Examine how Muriel Spark engages with issues of religious faith in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Discuss any two characters from Spark’s novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie bringing out their ideological differences.
Would you agree that The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a novel on psychological growth ? Give reasons for your answer.
Comment on Miss Brodie as a symbol of non- conformity
Elaborate on the issue of morality as raised by the author in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Identify the essential features of fiction written by women during the post-war years
Overall questions:
· Narrative technique
· Significance of the title
· Character discussion, character sketch, character ideologies/differences, role of a certain character
· Structure
· Random age related questions
· Themes
· Role of narrator
· Your favourite character
· POV
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