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IGNOU MEG-09 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
1. “Paterson’s poem ‘The Man from Snowy River’ recaptures the indomitable spirit of the early Australians fighting for survival on a heroic scale.” Comment on this statement.
2. “The image of the drover’s wife subverts the stereotype of the woman as a helpless, clinging creature who needs to be protected by the powerful male.” Give your views on this statement on the basis of your reading of Henry Lawson’s story ‘The Drover’s Wife’.
3. Critically examine how the interrelation between land and identity becomes a central theme in Patrick White’s novel Voss.
4. The poem “We are Going” by Kath Walker “depicts the murder of an entire civilization and way of life.” Give your response to this statement.
5. How does Malouf re-imagine Australian colonial history in Remembering Babylon?
IGNOU MEG-09 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Critically examine the major themes of nineteenth century Australian poetry.
2. “The ideas of the Australian nation and a sense of masculinity connected with the bush, are subverted very skilfully in Baynton’s stories.” Discuss this statement with reference to the treatment of the bush in Barbara Baynton’s story “The Chosen Vessel”.
3. “Voss’s journey is a quest for determining the nature of individual identity in a strange land.” Do you agree with this statement on Patrick White’s novel Voss?
4. Explain how Kevin Gilbert’s poem ‘Mister Man’ engages with the theme of Aboriginal ownership of the Australian land.
5. Explain the significance of the title The Removalists.
