Loyola College U.G. English April 2009 English Through Contemporary Ideas Question Paper PDF Download

LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

NM 24

SECOND SEMESTER – April 2009

EL 2053/2061 – ENGLISH THROUGH CONTEMPORARY IDEAS

 

 

 

Date & Time: 18/04/2009 / 1:00 – 4:00         Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

 

SECTION – A

Answer the following in about 200 words each:                        (4×10=40 marks)

 

  1. Show how the writer uses the image of the dog to highlight David Lurie’s plight at the end of the novel.

OR

Elaborate on the many kinds of disgrace in J.M. Coetzee’s novel.

 

  1. Highlight aspects of humour in Pi’s religious conversions.

OR

Comment on the ending in The Life of Pi.

 

  1. Discuss the theme in The Artificial Nigger

OR

Write a short essay on the injustice of caste based discrimination in Oorkali

 

  1. Write a short essay on the central concerns in Urmila Pawar’s short story.

OR

Why is the story of Toba Tek Singh pathetic?

 

 

SECTION B

Answer any TWO of the following in about 400 words each:    (2×20=40 marks)

 

  1. Show how the lives of David and Lucy are threatened by new ideas on racist and feminist justice.
  2. Show how Pi’s life at the zoo prepares him for the losses at sea.
  3. Explain the significance of the title Dream Images.

 

 

SECTION C

Answer any ONE of the following in about 400 words:          (1×20 =20 marks)

 

  1. Do you agree that any discrimination based on differences in gender race or caste is

crime against human rights?

  1. As a young citizen of this country what steps will you take to protect and conserve

the environment?

 

 

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