BANKURA UNIVERSITY MJC 8 ENGLISH SUGGESTION 2025
Important Short Questions & Answers
✅ UNIT I – Fiction
đš Mark Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1. How does Twain explore the theme of freedom in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
2. Analyze the moral development of Huck Finn.
3. What role does the Mississippi River play in the novel?
4. How does Twain use satire to criticize society?
5. Discuss the relationship between Huck and Jim.
đš Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea
1. Describe Santiago’s struggle with the marlin. What does it symbolize?
2. Discuss the theme of endurance in The Old Man and the Sea.
3. How does Hemingway present the idea of “a man can be destroyed but not defeated”?
4. What role does nature play in the novella?
5. Analyze the ending of the novella. What message does it leave?
đš Stephen Crane: The Red Badge of Courage
1. Trace the psychological journey of Henry Fleming during the war.
2. What does the “red badge” symbolize?
3. How does Crane depict the reality of war?
4. Discuss the conflict between courage and fear in the novel.
5. How does the novel critique traditional ideas of heroism?
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✅ UNIT II – Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
đš Ralph Waldo Emerson: The American Scholar
1. What are the main duties of a scholar, according to Emerson?
2. How does Emerson define the ideal American scholar?
3. What is Emerson’s view on self-reliance and independence?
4. How does Emerson link nature and scholarship?
5. Explain Emerson’s views on the influence of books.
đš William Faulkner: Dry September
1. Discuss the role of rumor and silence in Dry September.
2. How does Faulkner portray gender and racial tensions?
3. Analyze the character of Miss Minnie Cooper.
4. What is the role of violence in the story?
5. How does Faulkner use structure and narration to build suspense?
đš Walt Whitman: O Captain! My Captain!
1. What is the central theme of O Captain! My Captain!?
2. How does Whitman use metaphor in the poem?
3. Explain the emotional tone of the poem.
4. How does the poem reflect the loss of Abraham Lincoln?
5. Comment on the structure and rhyme scheme of the poem.
đš Walt Whitman: Passage to India (Lines 1–68)
1. What does the poem say about human progress and exploration?
2. How does Whitman celebrate science and spirituality together?
3. Analyze the symbolic meaning of “India” in the poem.
4. What is Whitman’s vision of unity in Passage to India?
5. Explain how the poem reflects Whitman’s transcendental ideals.
Ans :
13. Bengali Meaning of Walt Whitman’s Passage to India (1-68)
14.Short Questions & Answers of Walt Whitman’s Passage to India
15. Evaluate Walt Whitman’s treatment of modernity and spirituality in the poem Passage to India.
16. Analyze the symbolic meaning of “India” in Walt Whitman’s poem Passage to India.
17. What is Whitman’s vision of unity in Passage to India?
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✅ UNIT III – Background Readings
đš The American Dream
1. What is the American Dream? How has it evolved in literature?
2. How is the American Dream portrayed as both hope and illusion?
3. Discuss how writers critique the American Dream.
4. Give examples of characters in fiction who embody or fail the Dream.
5. How does race or class affect the idea of the American Dream?
đš Social Realism and the American Novel
1. What is Social Realism? How is it reflected in American fiction?
2. Discuss major features of the social realist novel.
3. How do American novelists portray working-class struggles?
4. Compare Social Realism in Hemingway and Steinbeck.
5. How does Social Realism aim to bring social change?
đš Harlem Renaissance
1. What was the Harlem Renaissance? Name key writers and themes.
2. How did it reflect Black identity and pride?
3. Discuss the role of jazz and art in Harlem literature.
4. What role did Langston Hughes play in the movement?
5. How did the Harlem Renaissance influence later Black literature?
đš Black Women’s Writings
1. What themes are common in Black women’s writing?
2. How do Black women writers express double oppression (race and gender)?
3. Name any two important Black women authors and their contributions.
4. How is motherhood portrayed in Black women’s literature?
5. How does literature by Black women challenge stereotypes?
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