(September Term - 2011)
Write an essay picking up one of the following topics:
1. Compare and contrast Stephen with some of the other boys and young men with whom he associates. How is he different from them? How does he feel about being different?
2. World War I affected all the characters in Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dolloway” to some degree. How did the war influence at least three of the characters?
3. Describe Winston’s character as it relates to his attitude toward the Party. In what ways might his fatalistic streak contribute to his ultimate downfall?
4. Discuss the relationship between Lady Chatterley, Oliver Mellor and Clifford Chatterley.
5. Discuss the major conflicts in Graham Greene’s “The Quiet American”.