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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination

June, 2005

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

1. Discuss the plot and characterization of The Lost of the Mohicans. (20)
OR
Bring out the salient features of American naturalism with reference to Sister Carrie.

2. Is there any effectively developed pattern of imagery, Symbolism, Allegory and Fable in The Great Gatsby ? Demonstrate with suitable examples. (20)
OR
Comment at length on Faulkner's narrative strategies in Light in August.

3. Discuss the Indian influence on Henry Miller. (20)
OR
Discuss The Floating Opera as an episodic and reflective novel.

4. "While Salinger is no Mark Twain, he is an interesting, intelligent, often perceptive writer, and a consummate craftsman." Discuss with reference to The Catcher in The Rye. (20)
OR
There are two opposite interpretations- affirmative and pessimistic - of House Made of Dawn. Which interpretation do you prefer ? Defend your preference with evidence from the text.

5. Discuss the significant milestones in the history of Black Women's fiction and identify the chief characteristics of Black Women's Fiction. (20)
OR
Discuss the impact of Psychoanalysis and Freud on the American writers.