Begc 106
Begc 106
ASSIGNMENT
(BEGC 106)
Popular Literature
School of Humanities
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maldan Garhi, New Deihl -110 068
Compulsory Course of English (Hons) - BEGC 106
Popular Uterature (BEGC-106)
Dear Student
You are required to do one assignment for the English Honours Course titled Popular Literature Code
BEGC-106,, which will be a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) and will carry 100 marks. It will be based
on blocks 1 to 4.
Alms: This assignment is concerned mainly with assessing your application and your understanding of
the course material. You are not to reproduce chunks of Information from the course material but to
use the skills of critical appreciation that you may have acquired during the course of study. This
assignment aims to teach as well as to assess your performance.
Guldeline.s: There are three sections - Section A, B & C, you are required to attempt all questions in
your own words and hand written Assi'gnments should be submitted on time.
Instructions: Before attempting the questions please read the following instructions carefully.
As in day-to-day life, planning is important in attempting the assignment as well. Read the
assignment carefully; go through the units on which the questions are based; jot down some points
regarding each question and then re-arrange them in a logical order. In the essay-type answer, pay
attention to your introduction and conclusion. The introduction must tell you how to interpret the
given topic and how you propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarize your views on the
topic. Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final version for submission,
writing ea:ch answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to emphasize. You should submit the
assignment in your own handwriting.
Please remember that it ls compulsory to submit your assignment before you can take the Term
End Examination. Also remember to keep a copy of your assignment with you and to take a receipt
from your Study Centre when you submit the assignment.
1. Write your Enrolment Number, Name, Full Address and Date on the top right corner of the
first page of your response sheet(s).
3. Write the Course Title and the Name of the Study Centre you are attached to in the centre of
the first page of your response sheet(s).
The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
BEGC-106
Popular Literature
Assignment July 2023 & January 2024 Sessions
(Based on Blocks 1 - 4)
Max. Marks: 100
Section A
1.
(i) Kitsch
(ii) Ekstatis
(iii) Bildungsroman
(iv) Postmodernism
Section B
1. Discuss the chess motif as central to the understanding of Through the Looking Glass.
2. Comment on the relationship between Gender and Space in the context of Arije's school in
Funny Boy.
5. Does the language of cinema convey meaning discuss with reference to Vishal Bharadwaj's
The Blue Umbrella.
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