ENH 408 · 2020

Is Kafka in his The Metamorphosis cynical? Give reasons for your answer.

Discuss the literary techniques used in The Metamorphosis.

Discuss “A Doll’s House” as a feminist play or a play of social criticism.

Or, in the light of his theory of the epic theatre, examine Brecht’s achievement in “Mother Courage and Her Children”.

Or, Discuss “Mother Courage and Her Children” in relation to Brecht’s dramaturgic principles.

Or, to what extent do the dramaturgic techniques of Brecht’s epic theatre shape our understanding of the issues dealt with in “Mother Courage and Her Children”?

Discuss the theme of Alienation in Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis”.

Discuss A Doll’s House as a modern tragedy.

Discuss “A Doll’s House” as a feminist play or as a play of social criticism.

Consider Crime and Punishment as a story of sin, suffering and redemption.

Discuss imagery and symbols of the novel Crime and Punishment.

Discuss “The Outsider or The Stranger” as Camus’ attempt to portray the absurdity of Man’s existence in the universe

Or, Discuss the absurdism in the novel The Outsider or The Stranger by Albert Camus.

Consider Bertolt Brecht as innovative writer playwright with special reference to “Mother Courage and Her Children”.