Summarise the concern in both nineteenth-century Europe and India about women reading novels. What does this suggest about how women were viewed?
Novels began exploring the world of women. Many novels were about domestic life a theme which women were able to identify with, The imaginary world of the novel was alarming and many felt that there may be an adverse effect on the public. People, especially women and children were advised to stay away from the influence of novels. Novels were seen as easily corruptible.
People felt that the conservative woman many take to asserting herself in society.
Novels portrayed women as being bold and independent. This caused concern for many.
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre talks about a young girl who is independent and assertive, though in actual fact girls at that time were expected to be quiet and well behaved.Jane, the heroine, at the age of ten, protests against the hypocrisy of her elders with startling bluntness.
Women novelists not only popularised the domestic role of women, they also dealt with women who broke established norms of society
Jane Austen, a famous woman novelist, wrote about the 18th century women in rural Britain. Her books portrayed a society which encouraged women to look for ˜good' marriages and find wealthy or propertied husbands.
In India , women novelist did not have an easy time though. The men were suspicious of them and they had to write in secrecy. Some could write only if their men folk protected them. The effect of novels on the reader worried many people.
People, especially women and children were advised to stay away from the influence of novels. Novels were seen as easily corruptible.
Soon women began to write novels. Some women authors also wrote about women who changed the world of both men and women.
Name a novel which is about a secret Hindu militia that fights Muslims to establish a Hindu Kingdom. It was a novel that inspired many kinds of freedom fighters. ‘
Write a note on:
a) The Oriya novel
b) Jane Austen's portrayal of women
c) The picture of the new middle class which the novel Pariksha-Guru portrays.
Describe how the issue of caste was included in novels in India. By referring to any two novels, discuss the ways in which they tried to make readers think about existing social issues.
Who was Charlotte Bronte ? How has she presented the picture of a woman in her novels ?
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Describe the depiction of women in the novels of Charlotte Bronte. [CBSE 2013]
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In which way was women depicted in Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre'? [CBSE 2011]
Describe the ways in which the novels in India attempted to create a sense of pan- Indian belonging.
Who was the English author who showed the darker side of colonialism in his novels ? [CBSE. Sept.2011]
Which of the following novel was written by Potheri Kunjambu and deals with the caste oppression ? [CBSE. Sept. 2011,12]
How was the sources of entertainment of the old merchant elite of Calcutta different from the new bhadralok ?
In many novels written during the colonial period, the ideal person successfully deals with one of the central dilemmas faced by colonial subject'. What was the dilemma ?
The novel revolves around Surdas who is visually impaired and belongs to an untouchable caste. Identify the novel.
Which social issues were included in the novels in India? Explain by giving examples. [CBSE 2014]
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Novels helped in creating a sense of social awareness in India.' Explain. [CBSE 2012]
What were the favourite themes to women novelists in India? Explain giving any three examples. [CBSE 2012]
Summarise the concern in both nineteenth- century Europe and India about women reading novels. What does this suggest about how women were viewed ?
Describe how the issue of caste was included in novels in India. By referring to any two novels, discuss the ways in which they tried to make readers think about the existing social issues.
Discuss some of the social changes in nineteenth-century Britain which Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens wrote about.
How were the modem Indian novels useful for the Indians in day to day life. [CBSE 2013]
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"Indian novelists used the novel as a powerful medium to criticize the defects of the society."Justify the statement with the suitable examples. [CBSE 2013]
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Explain any three reasons for making the novel popular in India. [CBSE 2014]
How did novel become a popular medium of entertainment among the middle class in India? Explain. [CBSE 2012]
How did Charles Dickens focus on the life of the industrial workers and the terrible conditions of urban life in his novels ? Explain with examples. [CBSE 2008 (O)]
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Explain the themes and issues of the . novels of Charles Dickens with examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Elaborate upon the contribution of Charles Dickens in the field of novel writing. [CBSE-2012]
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Novels of Charles Dickens deal with which changes of the 19th century Britain ? Mention any three such changes. [CBSE-2013]
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Which type of problems were highlighted by the novelist, Charles Dickens through his novel? Explain from any of his two novels. [CBSE-2013]
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Explain any three aspects highlighted by Charles Dickens in his novel "Hard Times". [CBSE-2012]
Who was Jane Austen ? How do her novels give us a glimpse of the world of women in the general rural society in the early 19th century Britain ?
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How did Jane Austen portray the women of 19th century in her novel ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2012]
Who was Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer? Mention some features of his writing. [CBSE Sept. 2012]
Explain how the writings of Munshi Premchand promoted the sense of nationalism among the Indians.
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How did the novels of Munshi Premchand promote the feeling of nationalism ? Explain. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
What were the issues raised by the novel Indulekha written in Malayalam ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]
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What led Chandu Menon to write Indulekha ? [CBSE Sept. 2011,2014]
Name any two most important novels written by Charles Dickens. What was the theme of the novels ?
Which novel supplied the adventurous text for the young English population ? [CBSE 2014]
Outline the changes in technology and society which led to an increase in readers of the novel in eighteenth-century Europe.
Describe the ways in which the novel in India attempted to create a sense of pan-Indian belonging
How was the involvement of women, the most important event of the novel in the 18th century ? [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008]
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How did novels explore and depict the world of women ? Explain it by giving examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
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How was the New Women' portrayed in the novels of the 18th century? Explain [CBSE 2013]