lis question paper contains 4 printed pages.) Your Roll N No. of Question Paper : 4240 HC lique Paper Code : 12031601 (me of the Paper : Modern European Drama ime of the Course : B.A. (Hons.) English - CBCS mester OVE. iration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75 structions for Candidates Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. jswer the following questions : (10*3=30) PART - A simply to be alive in the world is held for a kind of miraculous bliss. Mother, have you noticed how everything I’ve painted is involved with this joy of life? Always and invariably, the joy of life.” (i) Identify the speaker and ‘explain the context. 2) (ii) Comment on the two different worlds suggested by the speaker. @) P.T.0. 4240 2 (ii) Analyse the idea of “joy of life”. OR (b) Critically comment on the symbolic si “orphanage”. 2, (a) Ladies and gentlemen, don’t feel let down: We know the ending makes some people frown. We had in mind a sort of golden myth ‘Then found the finish had been tampered with, Indeed it is a curious way of coping: ‘To close the play, leaving the issue open. (i) Identify the speaker and explain the conte: (ii) Why do you think the people will frown at ending? Gii) Comment on the significance of the stateme “To close the play, leaving the issue open” OR (b) What are the implications of the change in Li and Pozzo as the play progresses from Act I to 1?240 3 | (a) Those are the real people. They look happy. They're content to be what they are. They don’t look insane. ‘They look very natural. They were right to do what | they did, (i) Identify the speaker and explain the context. (2) (ii) Who are referred to as “the real people"? (3) (ii) Examine the terms “natural” and “right” in the context of these lines. (5) OR (b) Briefly comment on the juxtaposition of naturalistic and non-naturalistic elements in Ionesco’s Rhinoceros. PART - B (3*15=45) (0) “By relegating Captain Alving’s dissolute behaviour to the symbolic realm as a rebellion against an oppressive provincial society, Ibsen replaces the figure of the woman- as-victim to woman as a vehicle of social oppression.” Discuss Ibsen's representation of Mrs Alving in the light of the above statement. qs) OR P.T.O. 4240 4 (b) By not having a clear political point of critique, Iones Rhinoceros compromises its relevance in the tradi of radical theatre. Do you agree? Give a care! reasoned answer. 5, (a) Brecht's The Good Person of Szechwan is not so about asserting what constitutes goodness, as a ways to improve our society and make it “good,” you agrée? Illustrate your answer with precise exam from the text. OR (b) A meaningful performance of Brecht's The G Person of Szechwan, relies on the audience b constantly aware that Shen Teh and Shui Ta are same person. How, in your view, does this impact is: such as class & gender in the play? ¢ 6. (a) How does Beckett’s Waiting for Godot deal with social predicament of life in the twentieth century’ OR (b) Waiting for Godot is a play without any wo characters. How do you think the play would transi in terms of structure and content with the inclusior at least one woman character?(This question paper contains 4 printed pages] Your Roll No, : Sl. No. of Q. Paper 14434 HC Unique Paper Code + 12031602 Name of the Course : B.A.(Hons.) English- cBCS Name of the Paper + Postcolonial literatures Semester : VI Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75 Instructions for Candidates : (a) Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. (b) Attempt all questions. SECTION-A Note : All questions are for 10 marks each. 1, Write shorts notes on : (a) The week of Peace OR , The Pacification of the tribes of the Lower Niger P.T.O. 4434 2. Critically analyse the following lines with reference to the context ; How in the depths of me grows the lost flower of your villages, timeless, impossible to budge. your tracts of minerals bulging like oldsters under the moon, devoured by an imbecile god. OR A shrine of happy pictures marks the days of childhood. Small towns grow with anxiety for the future. The dead are placed pointing west. When the soul rises it will walk into the golden east. into the house of the sun.4434 3. Write short notes on : The Bishop's visit in Chronicle ofa Death Foretold OR Bessie Head's worldview SECTION - B lote : All questions are for 15 marks each. } Discuss how the juxtaposition of characters is. reflective of their differing ideologies and worldviews in Things Fall Apart. OR Memory and remembrance enable the postcolonial poet to rewrite their official history. Critically discuss with reference to any two poets in your course. » "Women writers in Africa write with the intention of giving voice and agency to their comrades across the continent.” Discuss this Statement referring to any two short stories from your course. OR Critically comment on the role of the grandmother in ‘The Girl Who Can.’ 3 P.T.O. 4434 ‘ ral 6. The desultory character of the town! 's comm nity is as guilty of Santiago Nasar’s murder af the knife wielding Vicario twins. Do you agree’ Give a reasoned answer. OR "Any man will be happy with them because they've been raised to suffer’. In the light of this statement, interrogate the lives of the women that inhabit Chronicle of a Deat Foretold.question paper contains 4 printed pages.) Your Roll No.. . of Question Paper : 4504 ;. Be jue Paper Code : 12037610 of the Paper + Partition Literature of the Course : B.A, (Hons.) English-CBSE-DSE ster 20V1 Maximum Marks : 75 Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. All questions are compulsory. Section A Each Question carries 10 marks. (a) This is how people fight oppression, ‘Their ritual isn’t new, nor are my ways new. This is how we always grew flowers in fire, ‘Their defeat isn't new, our victory isn’t new, P.T.O. 4504 2 (i) Identify the poem and the poet, (ii) According to the poet, how do people oppression? (i) Explain the symbolism of ‘flowers in fire.” OR (b) 1 all return to this Bengal, to the Dhansiri’s bi Perhaps not as a man, but myna or fishing-kite; Or dawn crow, floating on the mist’s bosom to ali In the shade of this jackfruit tree, in this autumn land. (i) Identify the poem and the poet. (ii) Why does the poem mention specific birds trees? (ili) Discuss the idea of ‘return’ to Bengal expressed in these lines. 2. (a) Identify, contextualize and discuss the following li “When will those who can speak fall silent, and will shoelaces speak? When the rulers grow cruel, and the people lick dust.”men Mae raters grow cruel, and the people “@ dust.” 4504 3 OR (b) Write a short essay about Zakir and his friends. (10) 3. (a) Explain the significance of the game of houses played by Ia and Tridib in The Shadow Lines. (10) OR (b) Comment on the significance of memory in The Shadow Lines. (10) Section B Each Question carries 18 Marks 4. (a) Critically examine Intizar’s Husain's depiction of pre- Partition and post-Partition life in Basti. (as) OR (b) Intizar Husain's Basti is a narrative journeying through multiple spaces and times documenting the partitions of memory. Discuss. (15) 5. (a) The upside down house of Tha’mma’s memory is a potent metaphor for the chaos and confusion wrought by partition in The Shadow Lines. Discuss. (as) P.T.O. 4504 4 OR (b) In The Shadow Lines, Calcutta is constructed as a space that is remembered and lived at the same time. Discuss. sa qs) 6. (a) In the story ‘Alam’s Own House’ by Dibyendu Palit, explain the metaphor of the ‘house.’ sy OR (b) In Manto’s of the parti ‘Toba Tek Singh’ the madhouse is a symbol joned nation. Do you agree? as)(This question paper contains 4 printed pages.] Your Roll No... Sr. No. of Question Paper: 4508 HC Unique Paper Code : 12037614 Name of the Paper : Literature and Cinema Name of the Course : B.A. (Hons.) English-CBSC-DSE bemester t VA Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75 1, Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. 2. All questions are compulsory. (a) Write a short essay on montage in cinema, (10) OR femme (b) Discuss the role of Tatiana Romanova fatale in From Russia with Love ~ the novel and the film. (0) P.T.O. 4508 2 2, (a) Critically examine the depiction of Ayah al her admirers in Jee Candy Man and 1947-Earth, a OR (b) Analyse the characters of Kammo, Taro ai the Madwoman in Pinjar — the novel and film. a 3. (a) Critically examine the “Tomb Scene” (S.iii) Romeo and Juliet and its a laptation by Fram Zeffirelli, a OR (b) Write a short essay on masculinities in Baz Luhrmant Romeo + Juliet, a 4. (a) Elaborate the key elements of mise-en-scene described in “The Language of Film: Signs and Synta: by James Monaco. a ORby James Monaco. a OR 08 3 (b) From Russia with Love as a Hollywood film, is an ideological piece of cold war propaganda in an even more blatant way than the novel by Ian Fleming. Discuss. (15) (a) Pinjar’s cinematic mediation of historical trauma can be seen as an attempt to exorcise the residual negativity of Partition. How far does the film succeed in your opinion? ., (1s) OR (b) Deepa Mehta’s decision to leave out multiple scenes and characters from /ce Candy Man in her film adaptation /947-Earth makes the cinematic experience more powerful. Do you agree? Give a reasoned answer, (1s) (a) Examine the portrayal of love and violence in the theatre and film texts of Romeo and Juliet. (1s) OR (b) Adaptation analysis needs to move beyond an obsession P.T.O. 4508 4 with fidelity and pay close attention to va aspects of the language of film. Do you a Discuss with reference to any two films in course.js question paper contains 2 printed pages.) Your Roll No.. No. of Question Paper : 5977 G que Paper Code : 203606 me of the Paper English Paper 22 Option D (Modern European Drama ii) of the Course » BA (H) English vi Maximum Marks : 75 Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. The Uprising in Genet’s The Balcony OR The Bishop in Genet's The Balcony. (10) The role of the Logician, in lonesco’s Rhinoceros. OR The significance of Daisy and Berenger's — P,T.O. 5977 2 3. The gods in Brecht’s The Good Person 4 Sey, OR The ‘profession’ of Shen Te in Brecht's The Geog, of Szechwan. 4, Analyze the Chief of Police's control over the the way in which it reflects the working of th OR Discuss the role of the photographers in Balcony, Droty 1 stay, Gener, Seen alternately as a critique of contemporary Fascin) & sellout against Communism, where do you place los Rhinoceros and why ? OR Do you think Rhinoceros the traditions of the Abs: disagree. is an absurd play ? Analy “rd, state why you agtet 6. Assess Brecht’s use of Songs in TI so! Szechwan, Do they work > Suppo 0204 Pe" ; detailed analysis of at least OnE your answer ¥! Song, OR Critically examine Brecht", ., for his The Good Person oy a rp zeehan as the? ec) Wan,‘my champagne in society ye, just see if I don't” “Regina's decision in the context of this10 Things Fall Apart.rm “wit se site he sie on he a aie ‘5 grandmother desoribes in The Shadow Lines ?SETB SNo. of Question Paper Unique Paper Code: 12037610 Name of the Paper: DSE-Partition Literature Name of the Course: B.A. (Hons.) English Semester: VI Maximum Marks: 75 Duration: 2 Hours+ 1Hour (One hour is reserved for downloading question paper, and scanning and uploading of answer sheets) Answer any THREE questions. All questions carry equal marks. Each answer should be within 750 to 1000 words. 1. Intizar Husain's Basti is not so much about the partitions of 1947 and 1971 as about memory, both personal and civilizational Discuss. 2. Discuss the central idea in Gulzat’s poem Toba Tek Singh 3. Manik Bandopadhyay’s story The Final Solution presents a gendered experience of the Partition, Discuss. 4, Elaborate on the Tridib-May Price relationship in The Shadow Lines 5. Write a short note on the theme of exile with reference to any text in your course. 6, The trauma of the Partition ean only be represented through a broken language, Do you agree? Elaborate with reference to any text in your course. SaB Unique Paper Code: 12037614 Namie of the Course: CBCS, Discipline Specific Elective for BA English hons, Name of the Paper: Eng-DSE: Literature and Cinema Semester: VI Maximum Marks: 75 marks Time Limit: 2+1 hours (one hour reserved for downloading of question paper, scanning and uploading of answer papers) Answer any three of the following (25 marks*3=75 marks), All answers must be within 750-1000 words, QI) Discuss the use of Montage in cinema as described by James Monaco in "The Language of Film: Signs and Syntax,” Q2) Romeo and Julie shows love depends on poetry and music to Wark. Explore with respect to the play and any one film adaptation. Q3) Analyse the representation of motherhood and mothers in any of the partition texts (one noveltits film?) that you have studied. Q4) Is From Russia with Love a product of the Cold War? Discuss with reference to the prescribed texts. Q5) Describe the various theories of Adapiation. Q6) Film may end up looking at women in specifically objectifying ways. Is this the case in texts in your course? Compare the literary and the cinematic adaptation in any specific instances to make your case4, Critically comment on the title page of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. 5. Natu s Ritual leas isnot simply descriptive. nalysclN getter Rati ich Whelace to any of the texts in your course. 6. Lyric poetry emerged as the dominant poetic form during the Romantic period . Discuss the distinctive aspects of Romantic lyric poetry with reference to any poet or poems in your course UPC: 12031602 Title of the paper: Postcolonial Literatures Course: B.A, (H) English Semester: VI Marks: 75 ‘Time limit; 3+1 hours (One hour reserved for downloading of question paper, scanning and uploading of answer sheet) 1, Answer any THREE questions, 2. All questions carry equal marks (25 x 3). 3. Bach answer is to be written within 750-1000 words 1, Comment on the friendship between Nwoye and Ikemefuna, and the impact of the latter's death on the former in the context of the events in Things Fall Apart 2. Discuss the significance of memory as a tool in rewriting official history with reference to any 1wo postcolonial poets in your course, 3. Do you think the foreknowledge of the murder presents an impediment in its prevention in Chronicle of a Death Foretold? Give a reasoned answer, 4. With reference to the texts prescribed in your course, discuss how postcolonial literatures address the questions of literary forms in the colonial language. 5. Analyse the use of the child narrator and the symbol of the legs as effective tropes to address the larger thematic concerns in “The Girl Who Can’. 6. Discuss how Neruda oscillates between love and despair in his poem ‘Tonight I can write’< 18:59 Mm WY 036 & fe all SET-C S. No. of Question Paper: Unique Paper Code: 12037610 Name of the Paper: DSE-Partition Literature Name of the Course: B.A. (Hons.) English Semester: VI Duration: 3+1 Hours Maximum Marks: 75 Instructions for Candidates: 1, Answer any THREE questions in about 750 to 1000 words. 2. All questions carry equal marks, (25x3=75) 1 Discuss the signifi \ce of Ila’s story featuring Magda in The Shadow Lines. 2 “Signs always come at just these times, when all around—" he paused in the middle of his speech, Then he said in a whisper, “This is the time for a sign—". Examine Basti as a narrative of hope struggling against despair in light of the above Statement. a Dist lost home. $s Jibanananda Das’s ‘I Shall Return to this Bengal’ as a wishful longing for a 4 Manto’s Toba Tek Singh plays on its canvas the madness of both polities and religion during the Partition of India, Comment s Discuss how partition literature is about the darker side of India's Independence. 6 “An intense process of remembering actually becomes an act of re-membering, of healing and putting together the fragmented bruised self in order to recover the dignity ‘of human living.” Explore the role of memory in Partition Literature with reference to the above statement.SETD [This question paper contains one page] Unique Paper Code: 12037614 Name of the Course: English CBCS, Discipline Specific Elective for BA English hons. Name of the Paper: Eng-DSE: Literature and Cinema Semester: vi ‘Maximum Marks: 75 Time Limit: 341 hours (one hour reserved for downloading of question paper, scanning and uploading of answer sheets) Instructions for Candidates Attempt any THREE questions All questions carry equal marks (25x 3 = 75) Answers to be written in 750-1000 words each Questions 1, With close reference to James Monaco’s prescribed text, discuss the importance of shot composition in cinema. 2. Critically analyse the Tomb Scene in the two prescribed cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet 3. Explore the representation of motherhood and mothers in any one Partition literary text and its cinematic adaptation prescribed in your course. 4, Critically explore the prescribed cinematic adaptation of From Russia with love asa spy thriller. 5. Analyse representations of love, intrigue and deception in any two films prescribed in your course. 6. With close reference to any one prescribed literary text and its cinematic adaptation, compare and contrast language of literature and language of cinema,SETB [This question paper contains one page] Unique Paper Code: 12037614 Name of the Course: English CBCS, Discipline Specific Elective for BA English hons. Name of the Paper Eng-DSE: Literature and Cinema Semester: vi Maximum Marks: 7s Time Limit: 3+1 hours (one hour reserved for downloading of question paper, scanning and uploading of answer sheets) Instructions for Candidates Attempt any THREE questions All questions carry equal marks (25x 3 = 75) ‘Answers to be written in 750-1000 words each Questions 1, With close reference to James Monaco’s prescribed text, discuss the importance af mise en scene in cinema 2. Critically analyse any particular scene that has impressed you in Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet. 3. Explore the relationship between women’s bodies and violence in any prescribed Partition literary text and its cinematic adaptation, 4. Discuss the importance of chase and escape in the prescribed cinematic adaptation of To Russia with Love. 5. Discuss the significance of sound and music with reference to any one film from your syllabus. 6. “For usin the audience, part of the very real pleasure of watching adaptations lies in recognition and remembrance.” Critically comment on this statement with reference to any one film prescribed in your syllabus,St. No. of Question Paper: 337% A Unique Paper Gode 12037621 Name of the 7 DSE Twentieth Century European Fiction Name of the Course : BA (Hons) English Semester : 5 9 VE Duration : 3 Hours 30 minutes Maximum Marks 7° Instructions for Candidates it 1. Write your Roll No, on the top immediately 0 rece! of this question paper. 2. This question paper contains two parts: Both parts are to be attempted. PART A Answer any 3 questions (3*10=30) 1. Briefly comment on how Okonkwo’s participation in the murder of Ikemefuna is the first step in the process of his downfall in Things Fall Apart, 2, Write a short note on the Bishop's visit in Chronicle of a Death Foretold. B.T.0; 3479 2 1 Bnefly comment OM he stereaty ne, aNncinte women in the AMCAN Short storie sociated with * Prescribed in your course 4 What does Amimal mean when he gy a 8 that he “use to be human once” in Ind ed ® Sinha’s Animat'y People? $ Write a short note on the concept of Orientalimy as articulated by Said in his essay, PART B Answer any 3 questions (315948) 6. Comment on the construction of gender roles and identities in Things Fall Apart. “The Vicario brothers apparently do not act, but are acted upon.’ In the light of this statement examine the notion of communal guilt in Chronicie of a Death Foretold. 8. The Trial of Dedan Kimathi accentuates the role of women in revolutionizing the society, Critically comment with reference to the play. 9% The personal and the political voices are simultaneously heard in postcolonial poetry. Discuss with reference to any two poets in your course 10, What is the significance of language in posteolonial expression? Discuss with reference to the essays Prescribed in the course, (3500){This question p per contains 2 printed payes.| s, __ Your Roll No. Sr. No. of Question Paper : 3005 A Unique Paper Code |: 12031601 Name of the Paper Modern European Drama Name of the Course B.A. (Hons,) Semester a¥E 5 Duration : 3 hours 30 minutes Maximum Marks § 75 Instructions for € andidates 1 Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper, PART A Write short notes on any three of the following : (10*3=30) I. The ending of Ghosts The gods in The Good Person of Szechwan 3. Contrast between Jean and Berenger in Rhinoceros 4, The ending of “Rape” 5. fonesco and avant-garde theatre P.T.O, 3005 2 6 9 10. PART B (15*345) Answer any three questions. “Regina's act of walking out of the Alving household is the only subversive gesture in Ibsen's Ghosts. Critically analyse ‘radical gestures’ in the rama of Ibsen in the light of the aforesaid statemeni. “Brecht’s deployment of the social aititudes of altruism vs' selfishness in gendered terms precludes the possibility of a critique of a nexus between patriarchy “and capitalism,” Discuss ia the context of The Good Person of Szechwan. Discuss the significance of a want of consensus among people about the phenomenon of *Rhinoceritis” in Tonesco’s Rhinoceros. “The working class is not true to its own revolutionary slogans”, Comment on the ‘centrality’ of the slogan Can't Pay Won't ‘Pay in Fo's play. Discuss any one background reading you have studied as part of your course and that you comsider has changed your understanding of modern theatre.[This question paper contains 2 printed pages.) Your Roll No. Sr. No. of Question Paper: 3505 Unique Paper Code 12031601 Name of the Paper Modern European Drama Name of the Course : B.A(Hons) Semester Vi Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75 i instructions for Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. This question paper contains 2 parts. Both Part A Part B are compulsory Part A: Answer any three questions (10x3=30 marks) Write short notes on any three of the following. 1. Education in Ghosts 2. The function of the songs in The Good Person of Szechwan 3. Jean's transformation in Rhinoceros P.T.O, 3505 2 4 Franea Rame'y use of theatre ay a weapon of resistance 5, Stanislavski's idea of truth in theatre Part B: Answer any three questions (1Sx3=45 marks) 6. "Ibsen's Ghosty inaugurated an era of social and moral despair which remained central to the political and ideological parameters of naturalist drama of the late 19th century." Discuss, 7 Do you think the ending of The Good Person of Szechwan resolves the "problem of goodness" explored in the play? What in your view is Brecht trying in this play and with what degree of success? 8. "All the characters of lonesco's Rhinoceros are based on the political cliches of the 20th century." Do you agree? Give a reasoned answer. 9. "Dario Fo's Can't Pay Won't Pay is deeply critical of social collectivity which doesn't allow spontaneous action to grow and proliferate.” Do you agree? Give a reasoned answer, working-« 10. "Fo's Nobel Prize speech maintains a delicate balance between the contemporary relevance of his comic art and the universal relevance of comedy in debunking authority throughout human history". Discuss. (7000)[This question paper contains 2 printed pages.| Your Roll No. Sr. No. of Question Paper : 3659 E Unique Paper Code : 12031602 Name of the Paper : Postcolonial Literatures Name of the Course : BA Hons ‘Semester t VE Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75 Instructions for Candidates 1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. 2, This question paper contains two parts..Both parts are to be attempted. Part A 3. 10 = 30 marks Answer any 3 questio 1. Comment on how the use of proverbs gives Things Fall Apart a distinctly local feel even though written in English. 2. Write a short note on the Vicario twins as victims of machismo in Chronicle of a Death Foretold. 3, Discuss the over-wrought condition of the lover in Neruda's "Tonight 1 Can Write." eR; 3059 2 4 Discuss the narrative technique used by Indra Sinha in Animal ‘x People 5. Write a short note on Language as a form of imperialist imposition. Part B Answer any 3 questions: 3 x 18 = 45 marks 6. Things Fall Apart is the story of the downfall, not just of an individual but of an entire community and their way of life. Comment. 7. Bayardo San Roman and Santiago Nasar are both ‘outsiders’ in a way. What role does their ‘otherness’ play in determining the events of their lives in Chronicle afa Death Foretold. 8. The Trial of Dedan Kimathi is a strong critique of the corruption and neo-colonialism that has percolated into post-colonial African society. Discuss 9. Women writers portray the subaltern voice and agency. Discuss with reference to Vinodini's "The Parable of the Lost Daughter’. 10. Critically comment on Ngugi wa Thiong’o's distinction between the use of language as a means of communication and language as a carrier of culture. (7000)[This question paper contains 4 printed pages.) Your Roll No... Sr. No. of Question Paper: 3734 E Unique Paper Code : 12037615 Name of the Paper : African Literatures Name of the Course » B.A. (Hons.) Semester vi Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75 Instructions for Candidates Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. This question contains two parts. Both parts are to be attempted. PART A Answer any 3 questions : (31030) P.T.O. 3734 2 Write a short note on the dialogic narration in Flora Nwapa's Efurw Write a short note on Yoruba culture in Wole Soyinka’ s A Dance of the Forests. Comment on El Hadji’s third wedding and the reception in Ousmane Sembéne's Yala. Analyse the following lines with reference (0 the context “But now they only laugh with their teeth, while their ice-block-cold eyes search behind my shadow Men are stronger than women, Do you agree with ‘Adichie that this led to the stereotype that_ men are more fit to rule? Discuss this with reference to Chimamanda Adichie’s "We Should All Be Feminists5, Men are stronger than women. Do you agree with Adichie that this led to the stereotype that men are more fit to rule? Discuss this with reference to Chimamanda Adichie’s "We Should All Be Feminists.” 3734 3 PART B Answer any 3 questions : (3*15=45) 6. Marriage and procreation are the central themes of Flora Nwapa’s Efuru, Discuss. 7. The “spitting scene” in Ousmane Sambene’s Yala may be interpreted as a small revolution by the dispossessed class of the society. Discuss this statement with reference to the text. 8. Wole Soyinka’s 4 Dance of the Forests is a play about history and culture of Africa. Examine, 9, Discuss the various ways in which the themes of religious and ethnic conflict are highlighted in Chimamanda Adichie’s “A Private Experience.” P.T.O. 3734 4 10. “Who is so stupid as to deny the historical fact of negritude as both a protest and a positive assertion of African cultural values?” How does Ezekiel Mphahlele go on to critique this view in his essay “What Price Negritude?”Sr. No. of Question Paper : 3881 E Unique Paper Code + 12037610 Name of the Paper : DSE Partition Literature Name of the Course: BA (H) English LOCF Semester : VI Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75 Instructions for Candidates 1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. 2. Answer both parts Part A Attempt any three. All questions carry 10 marks (10*3=30) 1. Critically comment on the recurring motif of the train in Basti. 2. Comment on the title of Arjun 3. Comment on the following lines: ‘One lunatic got so embroiled in this Hindustan-Pakistan rigmarole that he became all the more insane.” P.T.O. 3881 2 4. Comment critically on the following lines: ‘Radcliff announced his award. Bengal’s culture, art, dance and music were divided. Punjab’s plough, farming, songs and romance were split.’ According to Ritu Menon and Kamla Bhasin, Partition’s political history is equalled by the paucity of social histories about it. Elaborate. PART B Attempt any three. All questions carry 15 marks (15*3=45) Basti is a novel that fuses Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Judaic and Christian elements in its narrative. Critically comment. Sunil Gangodhyay’s Arjun is a novel that delves into locality as an important element of refugee experiences. Discuss. Discuss ‘The Story of a Tulsi Plant’ as a comment on the affective fallout of the Partition on communities. Discuss Kaloi Bibi as a figure of anti-colonial struggle. Why is she such an important figure? Discuss Ashis Nandy’s ideas in his essay ‘The Invisible Holocaust and the Journey as an Exodus’ that is in your course. (1000)Sr. No. of Question Paper : Unique Paper Code Name of the Paper Name of the Course Semester 3 Hours Your Roll No... 3883 E 12037614 Literature and Cinema English LOCF, Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) for B.A. (H) English : VI Maximum Marks : 75 Duration : Instructions for Candidates 1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. 2. This question paper contains two parts, Both parts are to be attempted. 3. Attempt any THREE questions from Part A and any THREE Questions from Part B. PART A (Attempt any 3 Questions, Total marks = (3*10=30) 1. Write a short note on montage in cinema. Write a short note on Modern Times as a critique of industrialisation, P.T.O. (8) An 3883 2 3. Compare and contrast the setting and background of the play Macbeth with its cinematic adaptations Throne of Blood and Magqbool, 4. Write a brief note on Laura Mulvey’s discussion of the male gaze in cinema, 5. Briefly discuss the representation of crime and violence in Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya (1998) and Company (2002) PART B (Attempt any 3 Questions. Total marks - (3x15=45) 6, Discuss the importance of image and sound in cinema with close reference to James Monaco’s prescribed text. 7. How does Benjamin critically look at the work of art that has been mechanically reproduced? 8. Compare and contrast the roles of Taketoki Washizu in Throne of Blood and Miyan Maqbool in Maqbool with Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play. 9. Compare and contrast the treatment of gender and sexuality in Margarita with a Straw and Thelma and Louise. 10, Discuss how M, Madhava Prasad views the Hindi film melodrama as the “feudal family romance.” (1000)