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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION ENGLISH LITERATURE
THIRD SEMESTER NOVEMBER 2017
16PEL3MC01 BRITISH PROSE AND FICTION
Date: 01-11-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
SECTION A
Answer any five of the following in about 200 words each (5x8=40 marks)
1. Discuss aspects of pathos in Charles Lamb's reflections on chimney sweeps.
2. What is Hazlitt's contention in his essay "On Going A Journey?"
3. Comment on the character of Moses.
4. Do you agree that the letter is only a trick played by a fevered imagination in Mrs Drover's already
stressed out mind?
5. Araby deals with the theme of loss and innocence. Discuss.
6. Estimate the character of Man in Black.
7. How does Katherine Mansfield touch upon class consciousness in "The Garden Party"
8. Give an account of Sir Roger's portrait Gallery
SECTION B
Answer the following in about 400 words each (3x20=60 marks)
9. Comment on the symbolism in "To the Lighthouse."
Or
Bring out racist concerns in "The Grass is Singing."
10. Show how the lawyer saves Mrs. Leslie from the hangman's noose.
Or
Evaluate the characteristics of Farmer Oak and Bathsheba Everdene
11. Discuss "The Lord of the Flies " as a story of boyish psychology
Or
Critically analyse Bacon's views on the fruits of friendship.

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