Description

Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU)
Assignment for M. A. (English) Programme (IIIrd Semester)

Session: 2024-25
Program Name: MA English
Course Code: MAEN 111 (N)
Course Title: American Literature

NOTE: All questions are compulsory
SECTION-A
Q.No. NOTE: Short answer type question (approx. 200 to 300 words)
1. Write a short note note on the ideology of Puritanism reflected in American Literature.
2. What is the Central Theme of the poem ‘Brahma’?
3. What does ‘and miles to go before I sleep’ suggest?
4. How does Santiago lose the Marlin?
5. What is the narrative structure of Huckellberry Finn?
6. Is Willy Loman a tragic hero? Discuss in brief.

SECTION- B
Q. No. NOTE: Long answer type question (approx. 500 to 800 words)
7. Write an essay on the reasons and circumstances under which the Puritans migrated from England to America.
8. Discuss the use of humour as a tool of social criticism in Huckellberry Finn.
9. Write a note on the theme of Racism as represented in the play ‘The Emperor Jones.