MEG-12 A SURVEY COURSE IN 20TH CENTURY CANADIAN LITERATURE Solved Assignment 2024-2025

MEG-12 A SURVEY COURSE IN 20TH CENTURY CANADIAN LITERATURE Solved Assignment 2024-2025

A SURVEY COURSE IN 20TH CENTURY
CANADIAN LITERATURE – MEG-12
July 2024 and January 2025
Programme: MEG
Assignment Code: MEG-12/TMA/2024-2025
Max. Marks: 100

Attempt all TEN questions and answer each question in approximately 500 words.
1 What are some major concerns that dominate 20th century Canadian Literature?
Discuss it critically. 10
2 Canadian Professional Theatre gave the Canadians an identity of their own. Do you agree
with it? Discuss. 10
3 “The landscape of Canada evokes terror in the literary mindscape “. Do you agree? Give a
reasoned answer. 10
4 Comment on the central spirit of Canadian poetry. 10
5 What are the major themes running in the novel Surfacing? 10
6 Discuss the portrayal of ordinary people and their essential humanity in The Tin Flute.10
7 Trace the character sketch of kip in The English patient. 10
8 Rita is a victim of social injustice. Justify this statement with reference to the play The
Ecstasy of Rita Joe. 10
9 Describe the Indian immigrant’s experience in Canada found in “Swimming Lessons” and
“The Door I Shut Behind Me”. 10
10 Assess the contribution of Robert Kroetsch towards post-modern criticism in Canada. 10

MEG-12, MEG 12, MEG12