VMOU
B.A. English -2020-21
EG -04
Prose and Fiction-II
Max Marks: 30
Note: The Question paper is divided
into three sections A, B, and C. Write Answer as per the given instruction.
Section-B
(Short Answer
Questions)
Note: Answer any 4 questions. Each answer
should not exceed 100 words. Each question carries 3 marks.
4x3=12
2. What is the root cause of modern
world wars, according to Russell?
Russell says that there is no
opposition between machines and emotions. He says, machines want machine like
qualities in man such as reliability, punctuality, regularity and exactness.
But human instincts want a change and is addicted to irregularity, spontaneity
and emotional satisfaction. These are the qualities just opposite to those
bound in the machines. When the natural instincts are not satisfied, they
become rebellious and this is the reason of the world wars in our days. Press
and politicians for their own advantage encourage people for wars as a measure
of relief from machine like qualities.
3. How was Douglas affected by the
thoughts of Roosevelt?
The thought of Roosevelt that there is
terror in the fear of death had deep impact on Douglas. He had experienced both
the sensation of dying and the terror of the fear of death. But later he
brushed aside his fear by challenging it by the will to live and succeeded. In
the essay, ‘Deep Water’, the author talks about his fear of water and how he overcame
it. To test whether he had lost all the fear, he went up to the Warm Lake and
swam across it and was overjoyed to learn that he had at last conquered his
fear of water.
4. What are the disease snobberies of
the rich people?
There are some disease snobberies of
the rich people who think that they suffer from incurable diseases. Such people
possess lot of leisure, wealth and health also yet they seem to suffer from
undiagnosable diseases and for their cure they run from one famous doctor to
another and spend a lot of money also and yet they find no satisfaction. The
truth about them is that they do not suffer from any disease and are quite hale
and healthy, but such people are only disease snobs. Overeating is their habit because
they are rich people and they can afford to be disease snobs.
5. How is the mystery of Julia’s murder
resolved?
The murder victim in this story, Julia
Stoner was the twin sister of Helen Stoner. She was killed in the middle of the
night in her bedroom by a poisonous snake. The snake was trained by her
stepfather, Dr. Roylott, who lived in the neighboring bedroom. At the time of
her death, Julia was engaged to be married to a major of the marines, and her
marriage would have meant that she would receive a portion of the recurring
annual inheritance that was set up to go to Roylott before her mother’s death.
Her final words— “It was the band! The speckled band!”—are what give the story
both its title and its central mystery.
6. Why does Marley’s ghost visit
Scrooge?
Ghost of Marley wants to help his old
friend, Scrooge to redeem his life. He explains, because of his weight of his
sins, he can do no more than act a messenger, preparing Scrooge by telling his
story to receive visits from the three ghosts that are to come. Marley is a
good intermediary because he was the one person in Scrooge's mature life that
he felt close to and trusted. Marley explains that those who don't mingle with
and help their fellows in life are condemned to mingle with them after death.
By helping Scrooge, Marley is helping himself.
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