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IGNOU BEGC-134 Code Details
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University
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
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Title
Reading the Novel
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Language(s)
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Code
BEGC-134
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Subject
English
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Degree(s)
BAG
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Course
Core Courses (CC)
IGNOU BEGC-134 English Topics Covered
Block 1 - The Novel: An Introduction
- Unit 1 - Introduction to the Novel
- Unit 2 - Aspects of the Novel-I
- Unit 3 - Aspects of the Novel-II
- Unit 4 - Future of the Novel
Block 2 - Kate Chopin: The Awakening
- Unit 1 - Locating the Awakening: Background and Context
- Unit 2 - Contextualising: The Awakening
- Unit 3 - Critical Responses to the Awakening
- Unit 4 - Critical Approaches to the Awakening: Feminist, Psychoanalytical, Others
Block 3 - Gopinath Mohanty: Paraja
- Unit 1 - Locating Paraja
- Unit 2 - Paraja: Socio-Cultural Context
- Unit 3 - Paraja: Themes and Plot
- Unit 4 - Paraja: A Novel in Translation
Block 4 - Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart
- Unit 1 - Africa: A Brief Historical Survey
- Unit 2 - Chinua Achebe: Life, Works, Literature and Society in Nigeria
- Unit 3 - Things Fall Apart: Detailed Analysis
- Unit 4 - Specific Features of Things Fall Apart
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Section A
1. Write short notes in about 100 words each:
(i) Style
(ii) Colonising the African Mind
(iv) Third World Novels
(iv) Edna Pontellier
Section B
Answer the following in about 350 words each:
1. Examine The Awakening using symbolism as a mode of enquiry.
2. Discuss Paraja as a text that deals with the economic plight of tribals.
3. What do you think does a literary text loose in the process of literary translation with reference to Paraja.
4. Criticially ananlyse the consequences of the white man’s arrival in Umuofia, in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart.
IGNOU BEGC-134 (July 2022 - January 2023) Assignment Questions
Answer all questions.
Section A
1. Write short notes in about 100 words each:
(i) Narrative
(ii) New Trends in Fiction Writing
(iv) Characterisation
(iv) Theme
Section B
Answer the following in about 350 words each:
1. Examine the similarities/ points of contrast between Kate Chopin and Edna Pontellier in The Awakening.
2. Do you think that Things Fall Apart also appeals to readers across national boundaries? Give reasons in support of your answer.
3. Write a critical note on the significance of songs in Paraja.
4. Would you agree that Things Fall Apart is just a simple story of the rise and fall of one man? Give reasons for your answer.
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