You are required to answer two (2) questions in total from the questions listed below. Question no. 1 is obligatory. You may choose any other question from among questions 2 to 5. You are allowed to write a maximum of five (5) pages for each individual question.
1. Compare and contrast L. N. Tolstoy and F. M. Dostoevsky with respect to their writing style and their thought.
2. Discuss The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor (Brothers Karamazov) as Dostoevskys attempt to deal with the question of free will in human existence. Comment on his analysis.
3. In Tolstoys The Death of Ivan Ilych, the death of the main protagonist is in reality a form of rebirth. Discuss.
4. Tolstoy and Dostoevsky possessed a profound spirituality. Compare and contrast their approaches to the question of faith.
5. The role and function of narrator(s) is important in works of fiction. Discuss this literary device with reference to works by Tolstoy and Dostoevsky with which you are familiar.
