Question : Essay-type Why has Robinson Crusoe been called at once realistic and allegorical? Introduction Defoe in his preface to the novel ‘Robinson Crusoe’ described the book as ‘a just history of fact’, adding : ‘neither is there any appearance…
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Question : Essay-type Elucidate the vision of life underlying ‘A Farewell to Arms’. Introduction The novels of Hemingway expound a tragic view. Human life is ruled by forces over which man has little control. Often disaster is wrought by evil…
Question : Essay-type Comment on the character of Miss Bates in Jane Austen’s novel ‘Emma’. Introduction Miss Bates is a minor character, but has a significant role to play in the novel ‘Emma’. The comic element is provided by Jane…
Question : Essay-type Give an account for the popularity of Austen’s novel ‘Emma’. Introduction Jane Austen was one of the greatest novelties of the eighteenth century. Her ‘Emma’ is an exhilarating comedy. It is a great domestic and social novel.…
Question : Essay-type Show how the themes of war and love are interwoven in ‘A Farewell to Arms’. Introduction The title of the novel ‘A Farewell to Arms’ by Hemingway points out how the themes of war and love are…
Question : Essay-type Discuss the theme of Virginia Woolf’s novel, “To the Lighthouse”. Introduction Virginia Woolf’s most celebrated novel ‘To the Lighthouse’ is one of the greatest novels written on the ‘stream of consciousness’ technique. It is Woolf’s one of the…