Name: Class: IPG KAMPUS TEMENGGONG IBRAHIM, JOHOR BAHRU ENGLISH STUDIES III Week 07 PPISMP TESL SEMESTER

03, COHORT 04 (JUNE 2010 INTAKE) The Mango Season (Revision) Amulya Malladi Parts One to Five: 1. Draw a detailed plot line that shows the development of the story. 2. Discuss the significance of the titles of the chapters in your discussion, identify the literary devices used, the purpose of the author, how they develop the story, characters and theme. 3. Food, especially mangoes, is the centre of this story. The recipes and the familys activities centre on the mango. The prologue itself is a metaphor using the mango: Happiness is a mango. What is the significance of using the mango? 4. The story has many digressions which are mostly Priyas memories of the days before she left for the Unites States. Explain Amulya Malladis style of writing. 5. Draw Priyas family tree and show how the relationship among all the characters contribute to the conflicts and dilemma Priya has to face in her search for happiness. 6. The Mango Season presents several characters of various characteristics; some very traditional, some very westernised, and others partially traditional. Compare the similarities and differences. 7. There are numerous conflicts between various characters. Using a suitable graphic organiser, show the conflicts. 8. Who do you think is the stronger character, Priya or Sowmya? Why? 9. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of arranged marriage. 10. Discuss the issue of generation gap. 11. Discuss the theme of social discrimination. 12. Ma always reminds Priya that children should repay their parents sacrifice. Do you think children owe their parents and must repay all the sacrifices their parents have made for them? 13. The Mango Season is written in the first person subjective point of view; that of Priyas. How does this contribute to the development of the theme(s) and issues? 14. Compare the men in The Mango Season.
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Name: Class: 15. Compare the women in The Mango Season. 16. Priya delays breaking the news about her engagement to Nick until after the Pelli-Chupullu. Why do you think she delays for so long? 17. Explain Mas role in Priyas pursuit of happiness. 18. Throughout the novel, Priya gives many prejudiced perceptions of her mother. She describes her mother with harsh words, confronts her mother rudely, etc. Do you think she is being biased towards her own mother? Why do you think Priya is prejudiced? Reader Response: 1. Describe the challenges parents face today in bringing up their children. Present the challenges in graphic form. 2. Describe how the references to war throughout the novel represent Priyas pursuit of happiness. What do they refer to? Present in a creative illustration. 3. Discuss the impact of inter-racial marriage. 4. Discuss the parent-child relationship and the influence of modernization on it. 5. Discuss how culture can discriminate certain people in the society. Should culture and tradition be maintained for generations or should they be sacrificed in the name of modernity? Justify your answer. 6. The process of growing up is strongly influenced by the surrounding. How is Priyas process of growing up influenced by her surrounding; the places, the people, the culture, etc.

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