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Introduction To E.A Oral Literature Question Paper

Introduction To E.A Oral Literature

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 200612007
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ALT 209: INTRODUCTION TO E.A. ORAL LITERATURE
DATE: Friday 3rd August 2007
TIME: 10.30-12.3Opm
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer three questions; number one is compulsory
Repetition of materials will attract a penalty
1.
"The problems faced by women cannot be properly understood without taking into account the specific background in which they occur". How does this assertion enable a reading of Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter?
2.
Using V.S. Naipaul's Miguel Street, show the relevance of the 'painful' portrayals of Trinidadian society to an understanding of "the Third World condition".
3.
Discuss the implementations of the changes envisaged in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard to Russian society.
4.
"Alex La Guma tells an ugly story beautifully". Discuss this statement using A Walk in the Night.
5.
"The real conflict in the play is not based on sibling rivalry but rather upon profound human weakness". How does this assessment illuminate an understanding ofHenrik Ibsen's An Enemy a/the People?
6.
Using two short stories - either Ama Ata Aidoo's "In the Cutting of a Drink", Edwidge Danticat's "Night Women" or Naguib Mahfouz's "Half a Day" -- discuss the idea and practice of modernity.