MJC 8 Suggestion 2026 Set-2 Bankura University

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MJC 8 Suggestion 2026

Course: American Literature (Set 2)

Time: 2 Hours Total Marks: 40

Instructions: Candidates are requested to answer questions strictly according to the marks pattern and choice limits specified below.

Section A (From Unit I)

Answer any 1 out of 4 (1 × 10 = 10 Marks)
  1. Analyze the conflict between institutionalized civilization and individual moral conscience in Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
  2. How does Ernest Hemingway utilize the concept of the "Hemingway Code Hero" through the characterization of Santiago in The Old Man and the Sea?
  3. Critically examine the treatment of fear, cowardice, and collective identity in Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage.
  4. Discuss how nature acts as a neutral yet formidable force in both Crane's The Red Badge of Courage and Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.

Section B (From Unit II)

Answer any 1 out of 2 (1 × 10 = 10 Marks)
  1. Critically evaluate Ralph Waldo Emerson’s arguments against historical conformity and imitation as explored in The American Scholar.
  2. Examine how William Faulkner constructs the breakdown of justice and the toxic nature of Southern honor in his short story 'Dry September'.

Section C (From Unit III)

Answer any 2 out of 4 (2 × 5 = 10 Marks)

Write short notes on any two of the following Background Readings:

  1. The historical context and disillusionment surrounding the pursuit of The American Dream.
  2. The intersection of class, environment, and determinism in Social Realism and the American Novel.
  3. The role of poetry and jazz culture during the Harlem Renaissance.
  4. The reclamation of identity, voice, and intersecting oppressions in early Black Women's Writings.

Section D (From Units I & II)

Answer any 5 out of 10 (5 × 2 = 10 Marks)

Answer the following short-answer questions in 2-3 sentences each:

  1. What is the thematic function of the "feud" between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons in Huckleberry Finn?
  2. Why does Santiago repeatedly dream about lions on the beaches of Africa?
  3. What does the "tattered soldier" represent to Henry Fleming in The Red Badge of Courage?
  4. What does Emerson mean by the phrase "Man Thinking" in The American Scholar?
  5. Contrast the attitudes of Hawkshaw and John McLendon toward the rumor in 'Dry September'.
  6. Explain the symbolic meaning of the "swaying mass" or the grieving crowd in Walt Whitman's 'O Captain, My Captain'.
  7. What global structural achievements are celebrated by Whitman in lines 1-68 of 'Passage to India'?
  8. What is the significance of the final image of Minnie Cooper laughing hysterically in a theater box in 'Dry September'?
  9. Briefly comment on the psychological significance of the "spectral soldier" (Jim Conklin) in Crane's novel.
  10. How does Whitman contextualize the relationship between past history and modern engineered marvels in 'Passage to India'?

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