[qf‚ruq G-r1 MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENIGLISH (MEG) ASSIGNMENT (For July‚ 2013 and Januaryr 2014 session) LITE‚RARY CRITICISM & THEORY: MEG. 05 School of Humanities Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi‚ New Delhi - 110 068 ASSIGN M E NT MASTER‚S DEIR$E IN ENGLISH Literary Criticism & Theory (MEG _ 05) programme: MEG Course Code: MEG _ 05 Dear Student You are required to assignment for the elective English course entitled Literarycriticism and Theory (MEG - {1:n"^ the Master’s
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In Guy De Maupassant’s short story "The Necklace"‚ the main character‚ Mathilde Loisel‚ makes several ironic discoveries. These discoveries form the story’s climax and produce a surprising ending. However‚ the central discovery of the story‚ that the jewel is fake‚ is‚ perhaps‚ not the most important point of the story. The point of the story is that pride goes before a fall. In the opening paragraph of the story‚ the author immediately tells us Mathilde looks herself as a "pretty and charming girl"
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de Maupassant and Kate Chopin clearly express definitive examples of female repression in their stories‚ The Necklace and The Story of an Hour. During this time period‚ women’s role in society was that of a submissive‚ powerless position. They often relied solely on their husband for direction‚ allowing the husband to make decisions and take lead no matter what. In the story of The Necklace‚ Maupassant illustrates these submissive‚ almost fearful thoughts of women. “She reflected several seconds
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a seven (7) page research essay on any of the following topics. 1. “Vanity of vanities all is vanity.” This sage observation from King Solomon highlights the pitfalls of materialism and the negative consequences of human ambition. Using “The Necklace” and “How Much Land does a Man Need?” discuss the pitfalls of materialism and covetousness. For each story: (a) Compare and contrast the major characters. Focus on their attitudes‚ outlook on life and the motivation for their actions. (b)
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Chapter 1 Infant tongue Denotation- Infant means newborn‚ or new‚ while tongue means the organ the human body uses when it speaks. Connotations- What Dickens could try to mean in this small passage is that he doesn’t have the mastery that he should have over his tongue because he is very young and doesn’t know much about the world. Simple Sentence Declarative Sentence It relates to the theme of social class‚ because Pip is a poor young boy at the time. Being a from the poor class‚ he doesn’t
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intimate relations with him. The poem has three stanzas; each with a different purpose: the first stanza gently and subtly flatters his mistress‚ using positive diction and images to show‚ how Marvell wishes he could love her for all of eternity; the second stanza‚ however‚ uses imagery to show how time is moving fast and also‚ strongly negative diction and images to show how life must be lived happily‚ for there is no chance to after death; the last stanza‚ the conclusion of the poem‚ uses quite sexual
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anticipation leads the audience through a series of events that build towards the climatical action of the passage. Through rhythmic syntax that propels the scene forward‚ dissonant diction and savage details‚ Huxley provides a lurid atmosphere as the lead-in to the horrifying act of sacrifice. Immediately‚ cacophonous diction begin to agitate the auditory senses.
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Comment on the contrasting descriptions and opinions of Mr. and Mrs. Chawla on their son‚ Sampath. Explore tones‚ contrasts‚ changes brought out by diction‚ etc. (Approx. 600-800 words) Chapter three of Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai brings out interesting contrasting opinions of Mr and Mrs Chawla‚ on their son‚ Sampath. Firstly‚ Mr Chawla’s character is of a person who is extremely planned‚ organized and positive. “He hoped to inspire his family and seek out a day as full of
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Walt Whitman’s poetry is relatively formless and his random patterns have a significant effect on the meaning evoked from the poems. Whitman has a constant theme of the link between nature/natural experience and humans. He expresses his emotions and opinions through his poems. Some of his poems are very personable‚ which makes them very easier to understand and more enjoyable to read. "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" is a poem about the sharing of experiences. All humans are somehow connected through the
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the stereotypical idea of a woman from the village‚ she does not seem to care that there is no hope for a better life or the future. This is perhaps the main reason why we as readers feel more sympathy towards Veronica as opposed to Mathilde in The Necklace; her almost inhuman ability to simply accept everything that is thrown at her. Mathilde is directly opposite to Veronica in the way that she behaves: Veronica accepts her unlucky situations and Mathilde complains and makes her life worse. Initially
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