Children’s Literature — DU B. A. (Hons) English Previous Year Question Papers

Candidates have to answer all the questions in Part A and any three questions in Part B. Questions in Part A carry 10 marks each and questions in Part B carry 20 marks each. 1. (a) Identify and critically analyse these lines "Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, -on your part, have no need of me. To you I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..." (b) Write a short note on the idea of consciousness about the environment in Fantastic 1A1. OLEGE LIBRARY 2. (a). Write a short note on the characters represented by each of the kings in Goopy Gyne (b) Both The Golden Fortress and Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne have no female characters. Give your critical opinion. 3. (a) Write a short note on the loss of language in Feed. (b) Give a brief character sketch of Violet Durn. 4. (a) Analyse how Fantastic Mr Fox is an allegory about greed (b) "Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them". Critically comment on the significance of the above statement in The Little Prince with reference to the inclusion of Children's Literature for adults in the curriculum. 5. (a) Can one experience the desire of a Utopian world through enchantment in Goopy Gyne (b) Does The Golden Fortress fit into the formula of typical detective fiction ? Discuss with examples from the text. How do consumerism and capitalist ideas lead to the formation of a unidimensional identity in Feed? (b) Analyse Feed as a Dystopian Cyberpunk novel. (a) How does children's literature help readers to interpret, understand, and define human life? Analyse with examples from the texts included in this paper. (b) How does children's literature question issues related to the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, class and other social structures? Analyse with the help of examples from the texts included in this paper.