Past Paper Novel 2018 | M.A. English Part I (PU) | Eureka Study Aids

Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks. 

1. Discuss in detail how Jane Austen uses satire and iron in "Pride and Prejudicce" to criticize various aspects of 19th century English society. 

2. The tragedy in Hardy's "The Return of the Native" is "arbitrary and accidenta;", "unnecessary and uncalled for". Do you agree? 

3. Critically examine how Dicken's shows the classless formation of the new French Republic in "A Tale of Two Cities" become another form of class violence. 

4. Discuss the significance of Love as a transformative force in Eliot's "Adam Bede". 

5. Explore the major and minor female characters in Trollope's "Barchester Towers". 

6. How far are the characters in Hardy's "The Return of the Native" bound to the soil, shaped by it and shackled to it in equal measure? 

7. Write critical notes on any TWO of the following;

(i) Satire in Barchester Towers

(ii) Abuse of Power in A Tale of Two Cities

(iii) Symbolism in Adam Bede. 

(iv) Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice