ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

CULTURAL AND LITERARY (18TH 19TH) CENTURIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Samuel Richardson’s Pamela and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe similarly reflect the forces giving rise to the novel in which of the following ways?
A
Their imperialist settings reflect the interest in faraway lands that led to adventure novels.
B
Both emphasize romantic relationships that play up the importance of women readers.
C
Both focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers.
D
Their epistolary forms reflect an increasing political interest in subjective feelings.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Factors such as reason, intellect, and satirical spirit were all adopted into the novel form and were principal subjects in the realist movement. The rise of the English novel was affected by a number of factors; one of the most significant is the medieval romance, and the courtly tales of Italy and France.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rising action Crusoe disobeys his father and goes out to sea. Crusoe has a profitable first merchant voyage, has fantasies of success in Brazil, and prepares for a slave-gathering expedition. Climax Crusoe becomes shipwrecked on an island near Trinidad, forcing him to fend for himself and his basic needs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eighteenth Century: The real beginning of the English novel took place in the 18’th century. The rise of the novel was a result of the democratic movement. The spread of education increased the number of readers. The appearance of newspapers and magazines developed the habit of reading.

Detailed explanation-4: -He uses nature and natural resources from survival. Nature is most important point for every human being. Robinson Crusoe also be a part of isolated island and natural resources on that place he challenging new island life. Nature is helpful for him for survival.

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