NSOU ENGLISH PG PAPER 4

NETAJI SUBHAS OPEN UNIVERSITY

ENGLISH 

1ST YEAR

PG

PAPER- 4

EMMA

1. Examine the roles played by Harriet and Jane Fairfax in Emma

2. HIGHBURY SOCIAL LIFE IN EMMA SOCIETY

3. Jane Austen's Emma is a novel of self-knowledge/ self-discovery. Do you agree? Justify will suitable textual illustrations. / Evolution of Emma/ Education of Emma/ Emma as a novel of growth or bildungsroman/ Character of Emma

4. THE IRONIC VISION IN EMMA

5. The Role of Miss Bates in "Emma"

6. THE ROLE OF MR. KNIGHTLEY IN BRINGING ABOUT CHANGE IN EMMA’S WAY OF THINKING. / CRITICALLY COMMENT ON THE ROLE OF MR. KNIGHTLEY IN EMMA./ EMMA-KNIGHTLEY RELATIONSHIP/JANE AUSTEN'S EMMA IS A NOVEL OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE/ SELF-DISCOVERY/ DO YOU AGREE? JUSTIFY WILL SUITABLE TEXTUAL ILLUSTRATIONS. / EVOLUTION OF EMMA/ EDUCATION OF EMMA/ EMMA AS A NOVEL OF GROWTH OR BILDUNGSROMAN / CHARACTER OF EMMA

7. Theme of Marriage and Match-making in Emma

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

1. Attempt an analysis of the characters of Estella and Miss Havisham in Great Expectations./ Women characters in Great Expectations.

2. Comment on the role of money in Great Expectations.

3. Critically comment on Dickens' portrayal of Pip's childhood days in Great Expectations.

4. How convincing is the ending of Great Expectations? Give reasons for your answer.

5. Is the theme of crime and punishment central to Dickens' Great Expectations? Give reasons for your answer.

6. Show how Dickens presents the orphan child as hero in Great Expectations. / Character of Pip

7. Significance of the Title of Charles Dickens's “Great Expectations”/ Critically comment on the theme of ‘expectation’ in Great Expectations.

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN

1. Comment on the extent of the influence of Stephen’s father on him in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. / Comment on the extent of the influence of The Father on Stephen, the Artist

2. Critically examine the relevance of Ireland in Stephen’s growth in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

3. Examine the major symbols in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man to show their bearing on the novel’s theme.

4. Elucidate the aesthetic theory of Stephen Dedalus in The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

5. Discuss Joyce’s use of Stream of Consciousness Technique in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man/ Bring out the distinctive features of Joyce’s Narrative Technique in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

6. Examine and illustrate the epiphanies in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

7. How is Stephen’s development into a mature artist presented in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man? /Trace the evolution of Stephen into a creative personality/ Discuss the significance of the title of Joyce’s novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man./ How does Stephen reject nation, religion and love in favour of the life of an artist?/ Discuss A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as an autobiographical novel.

TOM JONES

1. Examine Tom Jones as a social document of the 18th century.

2. Is Tom Jones a novel of contrasts? Give reasons for your answer.

3. Comment on the plot construction on Tom Jones.

4. TOM JONES AS A COMIC EPIC IN PROSE

5. TOM JONES AS A PICARESQUE NOVEL

6. TOM JONES AS An ANTI HERO

7. Why is the Man of the Hill Episode Integral to the Novel?

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

1. Catherine and Hareton’s Relationship

2. How do the two selves of Heathcliff as a lover and revenger negotiate? Give a reasoned answer. /Examine the double role of Heathcliff as lover and revenger.

3. Comment on the importance of the setting in Wuthering Heights.

4. Critically examine the male-narrated chapters in Wuthering Heights. / Critically examine the role of Mr. Lockwood as a narrator in Wuthering Heights.

5. Examine the role of Nellie Dean in Wuthering Heights.

6. “Wuthering Heights is an exploration of human passion at different levels.” Discuss.

7. Examine Heathcliff’s relation with Cathy/Catherine in Wuthering Heights.

8. COMMENT ON THE NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

9. Wuthering Heights versus Thrushcross Grange is a study of Storm versus Calm. Discuss. Or Examine the Significance of the title Wuthering Heights.

10. What do you understand by the Industrial Revolution? How did it change the relationship between different social groups in Wuthering Heights?

11. DISCUSS WUTHERING HEIGHTS AS A MYSTICAL LOVE NOVEL/CATHERINE AND HEATHCLIFF ARE 'CHAINLESS SOULS'. DO YOU AGREE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWER.

SHORT QUESTIONS PG 4

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