الاسئلة المقالية لمادة الادب الحديث مع دكتورة سوزان فكهاني

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THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

1- ANALYZ IN DETAIL THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN Santiago AND Manolin.

2- THE MAIN THEME OF THE BOOK IS SUMMED UP IN THE SINGLE SENTENCE : '' A MAN CAN BE DESTROYED BUT NOT DEFEATED.'' DISCUSS IN DETAIL THE MEANING OF THIS THEME AND WAYS IN WHICH THE BOOK DEVELOPS AND ILLUSTRATES THE IDEA. HOW MUCH CONVINCING EVIDENCE DO YOU FIND FOR REGARDING THE OLD MAN AS A SYMBOL OF MAN IN GENERAL?

3- ANALYZE IN DETAIL THE OLD MAN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MARLIN . DISCUSS HIS LOVE, RESPECT, AND PITY FOR IT, AND HIS DETERMINATION TO KILL IT. IN HOW MANY WAYS ARE THE MAN AND FISH '' JOINED TOGETHER'' ?


THE PEARL

1- SOME CRITICS READ THE PEARL AS A VERY SPECIFIC CRITIQUE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM OF WEALTH AND SUCCESS. IS THIS READING PLAUSIBLE? DISCUSS IN DETAIL THE MEANING OF THEME AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THE BOOK DEVELOPS AND ILLUSTRATES THE IDEA.

2- SYMBOLS ARE OBJECTS, CHARACTERS , FIGURES, COLORS USED TO REPRESENT ABSTRACT IDEAS OR CONCEPTS. DISCUSS DIFFERENT KINDS OF SYMBOLS IN THE PEARL, SHOWING Steinbeck's POWERFUL SKILL IN USING SYMBOLS THRUGHOUT THE NOVELLA AND THE IMPORTANT ROLE IT PLAYS IN THE WORK IN GENERAL.

3- GREED AS A DESTRUCTIVE FORCE IS A MAJOR THEME IN THE PEARL . DO YOU AGREE? EXPLAIN, SHOWING HOW THIS THEME TOUCHES ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.