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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination

June, 2005

MEG-3 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

1. Fielding's sympathies are really with the male characters; the women are secondary. Do you agree? Give reasons. 20

2. Which characters does Austen identify with pride and which ones with prejudice ? Are the two terms linked ? Give your views and discuss. 20

3. Is Heathcliff a Romantic hero ? Argue with illustrations from the text. 20

4. It has been argued that Great Expectations is a fairy tale that has gone wrong. What are the fairy tale elements and how are they disturbed? Explain and discuss. 20

5. Dorothea is marked by her vocation for improving things. Which male character/s do you think correspond to her vision of life and vocation ? Explain and discuss. 20

How does Marlow shape our reading of Kurtz ? Discuss the narrative, mode in Heart of Darkness. 20

7. Discuss A Portrait as an example of stream - of - consciousness technique. 20

8. Explain the title A Passage to India and discuss its main features. 20

9. What perspectives does Muriel Spark's novel offer on education and art ? Give illustrations from the text to support your discussion. 20