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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination

December, 2005

MEG-8 : NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

1. What do you understand by the term 'postcolonial' ? What role, if any, have diasporic intellectuals played in the institutionalisation of postcolonial theory ? Discuss 20

2. what constitutes Ngugi's world - view? Base your answer on your understanding of A grain of wheat. 20

3. What political statement does Soyinka make in A Dance of the Forests ? 20

4. Examine the twin themes of 'Dislocation' and 'Sense of Loss' in the novel lce - Candy Man. 20

5. What is the significance of the title A House for Mr. Biswas ? How is the house used as a trope to indicate certain situations or states of mind ? 20

6. Examine the implications of the use of metaphors as frames of interpretation, based on your understanding of literature / poetry from the Caribbean islands. 20

7. Does White use myths and symbols convincingly in The Solid Mandala ? 20

8. Analyse the theme of redemption in The stone Angel.