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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
M.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION ENGLISH LITERATURE
SECONDSEMESTER APRIL 2018
EL 2957- BIOGRAPHY AND TRAVELOGUE
Date: 27-04-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 01:00-04:00
I. ANSWER ANY FIVE OF THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 75 WORDS EACH:

1. Who is John Forbes Nash Jr?
2. Bring out the significance of the title The Man Died: Prison Notes.
3. Differentiate between 'Genius' and 'Insanity' with reference to A Beautiful Mind.
4. Identify the elements of 'Bildungsroman' in any travelogue that you have read.
5. What is significant about the train journey of Bailey and Maya Angelou as mentioned in
the opening chapter of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
6. Why did Sheriff caution Mrs. Henderson and Uncle Willie?
7. Where did Evans' family go for summer vacation?
8. What is Campaign Journalism?
II.ANSWER ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 200 WORDS EACH:
(2X15=30)
9. Highlight on the theme of liberation as exemplified by Wole Soyinka.
10. What happened during the Graduation Ceremony at Stamps? Elaborate.
11. Comment on the portrayal of 'Princeton' and in A Beautiful Mind.
III.ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 400 WORDS EACH: (3X20=60)
12.a) Explain in detail the significance of the title A Beautiful Mind.

Critically analyze Darymple'sNine Lives with reference to the recurring themes of
Travelogue.
13. Write your perception on Wole Soyinka's autobiography.

Travelogue serves as an opener for understanding the cultural connotation of a place'-
Elucidate.
14. Attempt an essay on the Thalidomide Scandal.

Write in detail the causes that led to Maya Angelou's muteness.