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 Heart of Darkness: Conrad  Q.) Critically examine the character of Marlow in ‘Heart of Darkness’.  Ans.) ‘Heart of Darkness’ is primarily a record of Conrad’s own visit to the Congo region. In this novel Joseph Conrad has guised himself behind Marlow and through the character Marlow he speaks to the reader. though there are certain marked difference between both of them yet they are identical to a great extent. Conrad himself was a philosopher, psychologist, moralist, interpreter, man of action and had an exceptional command over language. These characteristics are projected in the central figure Marlow.  Like Joseph Conrad, Marlow also is in love of adventure and exploration. He is fearless, dynamic and undaunted personality who faces all the dangers and perils of adventure. Marlow and Conrad both got fascinated by the Congo river on the map in their childhood and later on got the opportunity to realize it through an aunt’s help.  Joseph Conrad is oft...

 Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe Q.) Evaluate Okonkwo as a tragic hero in Chinua Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart’. Ans.) The first Aristotle’s criterion of the tragic hero requires that the character must be noble or a man of high status. In that sense, as described by Achebe, “Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements”. Starting as a sharecropper (=tenant farmer) with no inheritance from his father, Okonkwo works very hard and makes his way to a wealthy and respected man of titles in Umuofia.  From his hard work, Okonkwo has three wives with many children, a large compound with obi for each of his wives and a large stock of yams (=batata). Okonkwo earns himself respect from people both inside his clan and outside his clan through many of his achievements. When he is a young man of eighteen, he brings honour to his village by throwing the Amalinze the Cat, a wrestler who is undefeated for seven ye...

 Preface to Lyrical Ballads Q.) Write a critical note on Wordsworth’s view of poetic diction. Ans.) Wordsworth asserts in his Preface to Lyrical Ballads that he aimed to create a test for a new kind of poetry. He revolted against the “gaudiness and inane phraseology ” which, according to him, infested the poetry written by the C18th poets. In re-action against the poetic diction of the neo-classical poets, Wordsworth propounded his own theory of language for poetry.  He aimed to enlarge the scope of poetic language while, at the same time, removing some of the rigid artificialities which had come to be associated with poetic language. He intended his Lyrical Ballads to be an “experiment to ascertain how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of the language of men in a state of vivid sensation, that sort of pleasure and that quantity of pleasure may be imparted which a poet may rationally endeavour to impart (= inform).” Indeed, no part of the Preface has met ...

 Q.) The significance of the title ‘A Doll’s House’. Ans.) The word ‘title’ indicates the full story that happened in the story in one word or sentence. The word ‘doll’ means a woman who has no mind or will of her own. ‘A Doll’s House’ therefore means a house in which lives a woman who has no mind or will of her own. The word ‘doll’ in the context of this play is applicable to Nora. She is a doll because, during the eight years that she has spent as Helmer’s marriage-partner, she has always been a passive and subservient kind of wife to him. It is true that on one occasion Nora took a bold initiative by entering into a transaction with Krogstad and obtaining the requisite amount of money in order to take her husband to Italy because he was critically ill and the doctors had told her that he could survive only if he were taken to a warm climate.  Nora has regularly been paying monthly instalments to Krogstad against the principal amount and against the interest. This too s...

 Neruda’s ‘Tonight I Can Write’ is a poem of conflict between love and despair. Ans.) Love and despair do not look alike at first. Someone could think that when you are in love you do not feel despair; and when you feel desperation is because you may have lost the one you loved. Although for Pablo Neruda, love and despair go together, love can drive someone madness and despair can strengthen the love you felt. Neruda’s most famous work ' Love Poems and a Song of Despair' (1924) collides two huge feelings that all lovers felt once throughout time. Throughout the twenty poems, it can be seen a changed in theme as it began describing the sensuality and passion towards one of the author’s lovers and towards the last poem it changes to a melancholy tone, feeling regret and loneliness, and to close ‘A Song of Despair’, is bitter and hopeless as the poetic voice has a constant reminder of the loss of his lover. Poem XX, ‘Tonight I Can Write’, joins love and despair as the poetic v...

Description of Gandhiji's mother and decipline life  Gandhiji’s mother’s name was Putlibai. She was a true devotee of God. She would not have food until she finished her puja (prayer) rituals. She would go to the temple regularly. She would strictly keep fast on Ekadashi (Eleventh day of the lunar month). Having meals only once a day was child’s play for her.During the sacred four month’s period (chaturmas) she used to pray devoutly and observe all rituals. During this period she used to be so strict that she would take meals only after she saw and prayed the Sun.No wonder that the children loved such a religious mother. The children would watch for the Sun to shine through the clouds. They would run in to inform their mother the moment they saw the Sun come out of the clouds. “Come, mother, come quickly and see the Sun.” Sometimes the Sun would disappear before she could come. Then she would have to go without food for the day.But the mother was a rightous devotee and she would ne...

  Syllabus -  Introduction to Mass Communication Mass Communication and Globalisation Writing Pamphlets, Posters etc Advertisements and Creating Advertisements End Semester Question Pattern: Questions on Mass Communication (Theory) – 20 marks Report /Pamphlet Writing – 20 marks Advertisement / Poster Writing – 15 marks MASS COMMUNICATION 1.Define communication. 2. Define mass communication. 3. What are the main functions of mass media? 4. What are the elements of mass communication? 5. What do we mean by ‘mass media’? List some important mass media. 6. Discuss the importance of newspaper as a mass communication medium.                 YouTube.com/Souravomnibus GLOBALIZATION 1. What is globalisation? Explain with three examples how top Indian companies have benefitted from globalization. ( must include LPG ) 2. Explain the role of government to make globalization fair. 3. Describe the role of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in pr...

  Q.) Justify  the title ‘The Story of My Experiment with Truth’ by M.K. Gandhi Ans.) Autography is “Literature of personal revelation” (Dictionary of World Literary Terms by Joseph   Shipley). The main interest of an autobiography resides in a conscious or unconscious self-portrayal by the author. It may be called a connected narrative of the author’s life. In an autobiography great   stress is laid on introspection, or on the significance of the author’s life against a wider background. Autobiography, says Encyclopaedia Britannica, “is the biography of a person written by himself. Its motivations are various-among others self-scrutiny for self-edification, self-justification”. Thus, the aim of autobiography has been to give truth about oneself. It may be the truth about one’s moral, spiritual and religious beliefs, or the truth of worldly or material achievements, or the truth of one ’ s profession. It may also reveal one’s outlook towards the worldly affairs...