Thinking Activity: Waiting For Godot:

Waiting For Godot is about existential crisis of a human being. Read from the existential perspective the play is about futility and meaninglessness of life. It is observed that the characters are helpless and hopeless. They do not do anything except 'waiting' which does not add any meaning to their existence. They are like dead bodies without hope. It is the choice they made in their life. 

Existentialism is about an individual's existence, choice and freedom in life. It is about meaning given to life by using the freedom to choose. 

Here is a link to read more about Existentialism.

Existentialism  

Students are requested to answer the following questions:

1. What do you think about the characters of the play?

2. What do you say about their activities and its significance?

3. Is there any similarity between the situations in the play and the lockdown period of 2020?

4.  Did you feel like existential crisis?

5. What did you do to pass time?

6. How was your psychological condition?

  

 Thinking Activity on Things Fall Apart:

Here are some questions on Things Fall Apart. Students are requested to answer the questions in 300 words. 

1. What is historical context of Things Fall Apart?

2. What is the significant of the title?

3. Write a brief note on the concept of 'Chi' in Things Fall Apart?

4. What do you think about the incident of Ikemefuna? How does it help to understand the Ibo culture in more specific ways?

5. Write a brief note on Ibo people's belief in the world of spirits.

6. How is the difference between the father land and the mother land is described in Things Fall Apart?

7. Write a brief note on the concept of Nativism and Native identity in Things Fall Apart.

8. Point out the important points of Things Fall Apart which can be compared with Kanthapura by Raja Rao.