IGNOU MEG-11 Assignment 2026-27
American Novel
Last updated by IGNOU: 09 Oct 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 01:08 pm.
| Course code | MEG-11 |
|---|---|
| Course title | American Novel |
| Programme | Master’s Degree in English (MAEG/MEG)MAEG, MEG, PGDNOV, PGDAML |
| School |
About the MEG-11 assignment
This tutor-marked assignment covers Blocks 1–9 of MEG-11, American Novel. It assesses your understanding and critical appreciation of the prescribed novels through themes, characters, narrative methods and scholarly interpretations. The focus is on applying your reading rather than reproducing course material.
There are seven essay-style questions, and you must answer any five. Each question carries 20 marks, making a total of 100 marks. The assignment has a 30% weightage. No specific answer word limit is printed in the question list.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Examine the central themes and principal characters in James F. Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans. |
| Q2 | 20 | Compare different scholarly readings of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. |
| Q3 | 20 | Assess characterization and critical approaches to Henry Miller’s Black Spring, with attention to its unconventional features. |
| Q4 | 20 | Explore how the narrative methods in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby shape the story. |
| Q5 | 20 | Analyze the movement from modernity to post-modernity in John Barth’s The Floating Opera and its effects on narrative structure. |
| Q6 | 20 | Consider critical views of House Made of Dawn and its significance for Native American fiction. |
| Q7 | 20 | Discuss how Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie presents major concerns of late nineteenth-century American society. |
This is a summary of each question. Download the official PDF above for the exact questions and word limits.
How to write and submit it
Assignment details and PDFs come from IGNOU's official website; the guide is a summary of the official PDF. Always check the latest instructions and last dates on ignou.ac.in or with your Regional Centre before submitting.