Examiniation spring 2013
Regular examination
English
Subject: Anglophone Culture and Communication
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19. April 2013
Anglophone Culture and Communication
ACC100
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9.00 a.m.-3.00 p.m (6 hours)
Beverley Wilson
24. May 2013
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Anglophone Culture and Communication
Friday April 19th 2013
Duration: 6 hours
Instructions
Read all sections with care as you have specific instructions on
which texts to use.
You have three questions to answer (one from each section) so
select your choice of texts wisely in order to give a positive and
broad view of your knowledge.
Careful use of your time is extremely important.
Section One: The Novel.
Answer one question only.
This requires focus on one text only. The text named in the
question.
Question 1
“Jane Eyre still engages the modern reader, despite its pre-occupation
with the details of nineteenth century life.”
How far does your reading of this novel lead you to agree or disagree with
this view? To what extent is this novel still relevant today?
Question 2
“Heart of Darkness explores a violent, colonial world that no longer
exists, so as a novel it is less relevant than it used to be.”
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? To what
extent is this novel still relevant today?
Section Two: Literature and Film
Answer one question only
This requires focus on two or three texts studied on the course.
You may choose your own texts from the ones studied in the course
(not necessarily the ones which are quoted) but it would be wise
not to use ‘Jane Eyre’ or ’Heart of Darkness’ as main references if
you have used them in your answer to Question One. However,
they may be used as secondary references.
Question 1
In The Tempest Prospero complains about Caliban – the son of an
Algerian witch whose island is colonised by Prospero – ‘as a born devil’
who cannot be educated:
A devil, a born devil, on whose nature
Nurture can never stick: on whom my pains,
Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost
(IV.I.188-190)
How have indigenous people and people of other races been
represented in the novels and films you have studied in this course?
Question 2
‘There’s always another side to the story, always.’
(Wide Sargasso Sea)
To what extent do the films and the novels you have studied present
more than one perspective, showing another side of the story?
Question 3
‘So we are built.’
(In the Skin of a Lion)
Consider how the novels and films we have studied explore the idea
that we are all products of our past and our context.
Section Three: Literature, Film and Contemporary Issues
Choose only one of these statements as a starting point for your
essay:
 A common concept in our chosen texts is the use and abuse of
power.
 In common with many texts, our chosen ones explore the
metaphorical use of the environment as a backdrop to conflict.
 Self interest and social ambition govern relationships in the world.
 Sexuality, and in particular feminine sexuality, is used
metaphorically to illustrate how the racial and cultural borders are
preserved or transgressed.
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Travel and migration inevitably generate confusion, uncertainty
and alienation.
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Our reading has forced us to face doubts about humanity’s direction
and purpose.
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The tension between Empire and the colonised is a key aspect of our
chosen texts.