Dibrugarh University| B.A| CBCS| English, British Literature| Question Paper - (Nov/ Dec) - 2022| 5th Semester
5 SEM TDC ENGH (CBCS) C 12
2022
(Nov/ Dec)
ENGLISH
(Core)
Paper: C-12
(British Literature: The Early 20th
Century)
Full Marks: 80
Pass Marks: 32
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions
UNIT-I
1. Answer any one of the following questions: 15
(a) Critically evaluate the hidden horrors that Marlow encounters on
his trip up the River Congo to rescue Kurt's.
(b) Examine critically Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness as a
mythical journey of Marlow, in quest of the self to bring back a new truth.
(c) Comment critically on the portrayal of Mr. Kurtz in Heart of
Darkness.
2. Answer briefly any one of the
following questions: 5
(a) Discuss the symbolic significance of ivory in Heart of Darkness.
(b) Attempt a brief character sketch of the Manager in the Central
Station in Heart of Darkness.
(c) Discuss the representation of female characters in Heart of
Darkness.
UNIT-II
3. Answer any one of the following
questions: 15
(a) Write an analytical note on the use of symbols in Lawrence's
Sons and Lovers.
(b) Would you consider Lawrence's Sons and Lovers as a realist
modernist novel? Give arguments to support your answer.
(c) Critically evaluate the character of Gertrude Morel in the
context of her relationship with Paul and Walter Morel.
4. Answer briefly any one of the
following questions: 5
(a) Write a critical note on the theme of class-conflict as
delineated in the novel, Sons and Lovers.
(b) Attempt a brief character sketch of Baxter Dawes in Sons and
Lovers.
(c) Explain in brief the significance of the title of the novel,
Sons and Lovers.
UNIT-III
5. Answer any one of the following
questions: 15
(a) How did Virginia Woolf succeed in creating the illusion of many
lives lived simultaneously, of a specific place and a sense of community, in
Mrs. Dalloway? Explain with illustration from the text.
(b) Discuss Virginia Woolf’s narrative technique in the novel, Mrs.
Dalloway.
(c) Discuss critically how symbols are used to create meaning beyond
words in Virginia Woolf’s novel, Mrs. Dalloway.
6. Answer any one of the following
questions: 5
(a) Explain, in brief, the significance of Clarissa's party in Mrs.
Dalloway.
(b) Attempt a character sketch of Hugh Whitbread from your reading
of Mrs. Dalloway.
(c) Write a note on the treatment of love in Mrs. Dalloway.
7. Answer any one of the following
questions: 15
(a) Attempt a critical analysis of Yeats' poem, Leda and the Swan.
(b) Evaluate Yeats' The Second Coming as an apocalyptic poem.
(c) Examine critically the use of symbols and imagery in The Love
Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
8. Answer any one of the following
questions: 5
(a) Write a note on the underlying theme of Yeats' poem Leda and the
Swan.
(b) Explain, in brief, the poem, No Second Troy as a commentary on
the political concerns of Maud Gonne.
(c) Explain with reference to the context the following lines:
"Shape without form, shade without colour
Paralysed force, gesture without motion;"
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