Mid Term Questions: (Due on March 17th during class)
Answer two of the following three questions.
Your answers should be as detailed as possible and provide appropriate citations from the texts.
Question 1:
While discussing Louis Massignon's work on the life of Mansoor Hallaj, what objections does Said bring to this discussion and how does it help the main argument of Orientalism?
Question 2:
Under what ground does Said indict Bernad Lewis's work on the Middle East. Discuss in detail.
Question 3:
What aspects of the nationalist debates of 1940s does Hyder cover in the last part of the novel? Discuss the various aspects of Indian national struggle, in detail, as represented in the novel.
