Continental Literature | 4th Year Exam Suggestion 2022

Part – C

*** Discuss Meursault’s view of society.
*** Discuss The Outsider as a portrayal of the absurdity of man’s existence in the universe.
Comment on the fallout of Meursault’s friendship with Raymond.
** Discuss the treatment of alienation in The Outsider.
** Justify the title of The Outsider.

In Brecht’s play, the life of Mother Courage is plainly an open contradiction. Discuss.
*** Discuss the structural irony in Mother Courage and Her Children.
*** Consider Mother Courage and Her Children as a tragedy
** Explain the conflict between the mother and the tradeswoman in Mother Courage and Her Children.

What was the predicament faced by Mr. Samsa immediately after Gregor’s transformation?
How was Gregor’s desire to see his mother fulfilled? How did his mother react at the site of him?
What changes occurred as inevitable in the family of the Samsa when the only duty left was to swallow their disgust and endure Gregor?
How was Gregor treated when all the members of his family were forced to work?
How did the roomers behave with their hosts as and when they had their support at home?
Why did Mr. Samsa and his boarders come face to face in a combating mood? What was the outcome?
Gregor was grossly misunderstood on the violin playing incident of his sister- Discuss.
The Metamorphosis is one of the few great perfect poetic works out this century- Discuss.
How did the manager react after taking a look at Gregor the vermin? Why did Gregor try to stop him desperately?
What was Gregor as well as his family accepted as natural and inevitable after the business disaster of the family?
What obstacles does Gregor face after turning into an insect?
How is Gregor’s metamorphosis similar to Grete’s and how does it differ?

How far Albert Camus’ literary world is based on Absurdity?
Justify the title of Camus’ novel The Stranger.
Discuss Camus’ symbolic use of light as you find in his novel The Stranger.
Meursault symbolizes the virtues of Truth as opposed to the deceits and corruptions of law- Discuss.
Write in brief Meursault’s experience while he was in prison waiting for the trial.
Discuss the European-Arab relation in Albert Camus’ novel The Outsider.
Meursault is on trial for both his action and eccentricity- Discuss.
Meursault’s voyage to Hell is evidenced in a veritable analogy of reference to the climate- Discuss.
Meursault’s punishment justifiable raises questions about the Lacunae of the judicial system including the problem of the jury system- Discuss.
Why is the Arab who was killed by Meursault not named in Camus’ novel?
Write a note on Meursault’s realization of the absurdity of life.
What message do you get from The Outsider?

Write the historical context of Mother Courage and Her Children.
Is Mother Courage and Her Children a historical play?
Who is the protagonist of the play Mother Courage and Her Children?
Why was Swiss Cheese sentenced to death?
Describe the situation that leads Kattrin to death.
Why does the Chaplain call Mother Courage “a hyena of the battlefield”?
Why does Moter Courage refuse to marry the Cook?
What is alienation or distancing? How does Brecht apply this technique in the play, Mother Courage and Her Children?
What role does religion play in the drama Mother Courage and Her Children?
Why does Eilif die?
Why has Yvette become a prostitute?
Discuss briefly the relationship between maternity and war as illustrated in Mother Courage and Her Children.

What is Ibsen’s attitude to love as displayed in A Doll’s House?
Do you regard A Doll’s House as a feministic play?
Write briefly on the significance of the title A Doll’s House.
What is the shocking revelation of Nora in A Doll’s House?
How is Nora disillusioned by her romantic fancies and what is the significance of her decision to leave her husband?
How does Nora’s leaving her husband symbolize the Feminine revolt against Male domination?
Who is the villain of A Doll’s House?
What is the message of the play A Doll’s House?
How do clothes play the symbolic roles of appearance and reality in A Doll’s House?
How does Helmer advise Nora to be economical?
How does Torvald react when he finds out about Nora’s debts?
Who is the doll Ibsen refers to?
What role does hereditary disease play in A Doll’s House?

Discuss the setting of the novel Crime and Punishment.
What are Dostoevsky’s views on the nature of freedom and law?
How does Dostoevsky re-examine the crime in his novel Crime and Punishment?
What is the significance of Raskolnikov’s dream?
Bring out the background of the crime committed by Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment.
How does Raskolnikov try to justify his action before committing the murder?
Discuss the theme of the novel Crime and Punishment.
Discuss the writer’s concept of ethics as you found in Crime and Punishment.
Why does Raskolnikov decide to confess his crime?

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