MJC 8 Suggestion 2026 Set-3 Bankura University

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MJC 8 Suggestion 2026 Set-3

Course: American Literature (Set 3)

Time: 2 Hours Total Marks: 40

Instructions: Please make sure to follow the choice patterns specified in each distinct section. Read all questions thoroughly.

Section A (From Unit I)

Answer any 1 out of 4 (1 × 10 = 10 Marks)
  1. Examine Mark Twain’s deployment of regional dialect, vernacular humor, and satire to deconstruct American racism and social hypocrisy in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
  2. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated." Critically analyze this statement with reference to the tragic grandeur and Christian imagery present in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
  3. Discuss how Stephen Crane employs Literary Impressionism and vivid color imagery to mirror the chaotic inner psyche of the soldier in The Red Badge of Courage.
  4. Analyze the moral concept of companionship as a weapon against existential despair by comparing the relationship between Huck and Jim with that of Santiago and Manolin.

Section B (From Unit II)

Answer any 1 out of 2 (1 × 10 = 10 Marks)
  1. Analyze Ralph Waldo Emerson's critique of the traditional classroom system and books, explaining how he balances the value of reading with individual creative thinking in The American Scholar.
  2. Investigate how William Faulkner captures the oppressive weight of patriarchal structures and communal rumors on marginalized individuals in '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 theme of identity fragmentation and geographical displacement in the context of the Harlem Renaissance.
  2. The intersection of racial trauma and female agency in early Black Women's Writings.
  3. How Social Realism exposes the structural disparities hidden behind the promise of American industrial prosperity.
  4. The paradox of material wealth vs. moral bankruptcy as showcased in critiques of The American Dream.

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 moral dilemma does Huck solve when he declares, "All right, then, I'll go to hell!"?
  2. What role do the scavenging sharks play in the thematic resolution of The Old Man and the Sea?
  3. Explain the metaphor of the "red animal" of war in Stephen Crane's novel.
  4. How does Ralph Waldo Emerson view the role of physical labor or "Action" in an intellectual's life?
  5. What is the significance of John McLendon beating his own wife at the end of 'Dry September'?
  6. How does Walt Whitman contrast public celebration with private grief in 'O Captain, My Captain'?
  7. What main engineering milestones are alluded to in the opening lines of 'Passage to India'?
  8. How is the character of Will Mayes portrayed relative to the rumors circulating about him in Faulkner's story?
  9. Briefly comment on how the open sea serves as a testing ground for human willpower in Hemingway's narrative.
  10. What spiritual journey does Whitman argue must accompany physical, geopolitical connections in 'Passage to India' (lines 1-68)?

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