ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Nana is the children’s nurse, she is a dog. What type of dog was she?
A
Newfoundland
B
Great Dane
C
St. Bernard
D
Airedale Terrier
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dog Food Chart with MRP as on 19/10/2021 for New Foundland (Giant Breed) available in India: Overview: Perhaps the world most famous Newfoundland is Nana, the canine nursemaid in Peter Pan. Although fictional, she exemplifies the breeds love of children and life-saving instincts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Genome analysis indicates that Newfoundlands are related to the Irish water spaniel, Labrador Retriever, and Curly-Coated Retriever. The Newfoundland was originally bred and used as working dogs for fishermen in Newfoundland.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the script for the play, Barrie specifies that Nana is a Newfoundland. (Luath, the Barries’ dog at that time, was a Newfoundland.) This is confirmed in the text of the novel Peter and Wendy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Possibly the most famous Newfoundland in English literature is Nana in Peter Pan, the creation of J.M. Barries (1860-1936).

Detailed explanation-5: -Nana is a brown Newfoundland dog, a St. Bernard and the minor protagonist who appears in Disney’s 1953 animated film Peter Pan. Nana is a nursemaid who help the Darling children to tuck their beds before Mr. and Mrs. Darling going to party.

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