1. Exam One Dr. Thompson English 4150 Fall 2008

2. Lots of Possible Essay Responses  Essay 1: Mechanisms of textual structures Joyce: Monomyth, Cyclical psychological growth, biblical structur;, Forster: Mosque, Temple, Cave; Woolf: Room itself, Jacob’s development into adulthood;Monomyth OR: Joyce: childhood to adulthood; Woolf: school to death in war; Forster: Religion / politics or Master / Slave;Forster: Or panoptical structures in all three;panoptical Or Point of View shifts; Or any combination of any of these.  Essay 2: Modernism & modernitémodernité Only need to tie experimental features (stream of consciousness, lack of plot) to possible anxieties caused by modern life (time & war, for example).

3. Short Answers 1. Epiphany & Joyce Epiphany Title A Portrait of the Artist…. 2. Woolf is a subjectivist. Examples: Sex scene (all things are proper realm of fiction), Jacob’s room as focus (no climactic plot)subjectivist 3. Uncle Charles’ Principle: idiom used need not be the narrator’s. Uncle Charles’ Principle 4. Campbell’s Quest Structure: monomyth done in class. 5. Jacob’s actual room symbolizes loss of entire generation. It’s empty; did he think he’d be returning? Ref’s. to room throughout the novel.

4. More Short Answers 6. Problem of human connection: cultural,, religious, power inequities,…? Outline: Where characters try to connect? Where they fail to connect? Problem of human connection 7. Satyagraha: non-violent disobedience. Swadeshi: own effort & the home-grown movement. Moral Stance of the Raj. Satyagraha 8. Mrs. Moore & the Marabar Caves.Marabar Caves