(4)
(h) What does the conflict between white
and red roses symbolise in A Portrait of
the Artist as a Young Man ?
(J Name two evil characters in the novel
Mrs. Dalloway.
@ What wisdom does Kurtz acquire
before his death?
he
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Roll No.
‘M/Sem Iv/05
M. A. (Semester IV) Examination
2016-17
ENGLISH
Paper No, Course-13 : ENG-401 : Ficti
Time : 3 hours Full Marks : 70
(Write your Roll No. at the top immediately on
the receipt of this question paper)
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks
Answer all Sections
Candidates are required to write their answers in
their own words as far as practicable
Section—A
Long Answer Type questions to be answered in
about 500 words each :
1. Discuss Women in Love as a metaphor for
the sickness of the modern industrial
ation and fragile + human
relationships. 12
Or
Bring out the comedy and satire in the
novel Lucky Jim.
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2. Elaborate on the portrayal of evil and
imperial exploitations in the novel Heart of
Darkness. 12
(h) Comment on social pretensions of
women characters in Lucky Jim.
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Or
“A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
deals with the story of Stephen's revolt
against the established institutions, and
his search for identity.” Elucidate.
Section—B
. Answer any six of the following questions
in about 200 words each : 6x6
(2) Comment on the poetic quality in the
novel Mrs. Dalloway.
() Discuss Mrs. Dalloway as a satire on
contemporary civilization.
(c) Critically examine the twist that
Loerke brings into the plot towards the
end of the novel Women in Love.
(a) Comment on the illusion of intended
about Kurtz in Heart of Darkness.
(e) Comment on the ‘image of flight’ in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
() Attempt a character sketch of
‘Manager’ in Heart of Darkness.
(9) Comment on _Birkin-Hermione
relationship in Women in Love.
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(Discuss Stephen's theory of aesthetics
in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young
Man.
@ Evaluate the character of Professor
Ned Welch.
Section—C
4. Answer the following questions in a word
or a sentence each :
(a) What does the expression fleurs dumal
signify in Women in Love ?
i
(b) Why was Marlow sitting in the ‘page of
a medidating Buddha’?
(c) Who is the mythical ancestor Stephen
thinks about?
() Who has held the view that love is ‘a
direction’ and ‘freedom together’ in
Women in Love ?
(e) Who has become ‘cold, mute, material’
at the end of Women in Love ?
() How doe Margaret compensate for not
looking very attractive?
(g) What do ‘door’ and ‘window’ symbolise
in Mrs. Dalloway ?
(Turn Over)