LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH
SECOND SEMESTER – April 2009
EL 2053/2061 - ENGLISH THROUGH CONTEMPORARY IDEAS
Date & Time: 18/04/2009 / 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
SECTION – A
Answer the following in about 200 words each:
Max. : 100 Marks
(4x10=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.
2. Highlight aspects of humour in Pi’s religious conversions.
OR
Comment on the ending in The Life of Pi.
3. Discuss the theme in The Artificial Nigger
OR
Write a short essay on the injustice of caste based discrimination in Oorkali
4. 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: (2x20=40 marks)
5. Show how the lives of David and Lucy are threatened by new ideas on racist and
feminist justice.
6. Show how Pi’s life at the zoo prepares him for the losses at sea.
7. Explain the significance of the title Dream Images.
SECTION C
Answer any ONE of the following in about 400 words:
NM 24
(1x20 =20 marks)
8. Do you agree that any discrimination based on differences in gender race or caste is
crime against human rights?
9. As a young citizen of this country what steps will you take to protect and conserve
the environment?
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