Exam Details

Subject 20th century fiction
Paper
Exam / Course m.a. english
Department
Organization nalanda open university
Position
Exam Date 2017
City, State bihar, patna


Question Paper

N A L A N D A O P E N U N I V E R S I T Y
M.A. English, Part-II
PAPER-XII
(20th Century Fiction)
Annual Examination, 2017
Time 3 Hours. Full Marks 80
Answer any Five Questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as an autobiographical novel.
2. Illustrate Joyce's use of the Stream of Consciousness technique in A Portrait of the
Artist as a Young Man.
3. Discuss the theme of Heart of Darkness.
4. Evaluate Heart of Darkness as a criticism of colonialism.
5. Write a note on the elements of comedy and humour in Nice Work.
6. Critically evaluate David Lodge's art of characterization in Nice Work.
7. Discuss The Edible Woman as a proto-feminist novel.
8. Discuss Atwood's use of images in the thematic development of her novel.
9. Write a note on Modern English Fiction.
10. The Edible Woman is Margaret Atwood's critique of the contemporary consumer culture.
Is it a correct assessment of the novel


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  • practical criticism and contemporary critical theory