Vallath MPPSC Revision | Session 13

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[00:00:09]So I hope all of you are staying healthy. Yes and studying really well right for the upcoming MPSC exam. So we are back with a new revision session for this upcoming exam of MPPSC.

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[00:01:16]So this is our session number 13.

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[00:01:59]Ernest Hemingway famously utilizes the iceberg theory of writing.

[00:02:05]Which of the following best describes this structural philosophy? So what do you mean by the iceberg theory of Ernest Hemingway?

[00:02:15]Good evening guys. Good evening.

[00:02:22]Yeah. Tell me what do you mean by the iceberg theory of Ernest Hemingway?

[00:02:48]What does it mean?

[00:02:52]It means what?

[00:02:56]Easy question.

[00:03:00]It means omitting core narrative facts so the reader feels them without them being stated. It's more like a writerly text of Roland Bart. I hope you all know about the difference between the readerly texts and the writerly text of Roland Bart. So think of it as more think of it as more like what? not saying everything leaving it to the reader to make the meaning.

[00:03:40]I knew most of you would get confused with B and C and that's why I have intentionally kept this option as well of C.

[00:03:50]Yes, it's like omitting the core narrative facts and let the readers participate in the meaning making of the text. It's like not saying everything and leaving it to the imagination of the readers so that they can also participate in the process of meaning making omitting because you're not saying everything.

[00:04:17]You're eliminating them intentionally.

[00:04:21]He is not only hiding, he is not saying everything.

[00:04:26]He's intentionally saying only two words where he could have written three paragraphs for it.

[00:04:35]He's not hiding anything as such. He's saying things in like he's living out maximum things intentionally. That's the that's a deliberate practice where he's not saying everything and he's not giving a very closedended wall text right so it is option B in the full title of the poem lines composed a few miles above till beyond revisiting the banks of the Y during a tour July 13, 1798.

[00:05:18]Which specific county is the location situated in?

[00:05:23]Yeah, generally people get really confused about iceberg theory. It is not about hiding. It's about leaving things out intentionally and leaving it the imagination of the readers. I'm not going to tell you everything. You are the readers. You decide what might happen. leaving the text open-ended and like the writerly texts as a discuss by Roland B. Yeah.

[00:05:54]So here we have a question from Wswwords topographical poem Tay which specific county is the location situated in? It is Monmouth Shire. Yeah, it is Monmouth Shire.

[00:06:17]Right.

[00:06:20]Next. So, in the opening lines of Tint Turn away, what does Wsworth imagine the smoke rising from the trees implies to the traveler?

[00:06:41]In the opening lines of Tint Turn away, what does Wsworth imagine? The smoke rising from the trees implies to the traveler.

[00:06:55]A very easy textual question it is. If you have read the poem, it's very very easy for you that solitary wanderers or hermits dwelling in the wilderness. It might imply that the solitary wanderers or the hermits are dwelling in the wilderness or in that location.

[00:07:16]Right?

[00:07:18]Yes.

[00:07:19]What distinct branch of Indian philosophy forms the foundational framework for the narrative and title of Raja Rouse the serpent and the rope?

[00:07:32]The serpent and the rope is a major work by Raja Rao published in 1960.

[00:07:37]So which distinct branch of Indian philosophy forms the backbone of this work?

[00:07:49]It is correct.

[00:07:55]It is advanty which gives the novel its title. What does the serpent represent here? So in the title of serpent and the rope you have the serpent. So according to the philosophy of advita vanta what does the snake or the serpent here stand for?

[00:08:30]What does the snake or the serpent here stand for?

[00:08:42]Yeah. It stands for Ignorance and illusion which means maya.

[00:08:50]Ignorance and illusion which means maya correct.

[00:08:57]Next in the opening invocation of paradise lost book one because you have that in your syllabus right book one of paradise lost. So in the opening invocation of Paradise Lost, Milton invokes the heavenly muse who inspired whom to write the law of God on Mount Sai.

[00:09:22]So this heavenly muse had inspired whom to write the law of God on Mount Sai.

[00:09:37]No. No. I think you you guys didn't get the question.

[00:09:41]This heavenly muse had once inspired whom to write the law of God on Mount Sai.

[00:09:53]It's there in the very opening lines of Paradise Lost.

[00:10:00]The heavenly muse who is now being invoked by Milton had once inspired whom?

[00:10:10]It is Moses.

[00:10:13]Once this heavenly muse had inspired the Moses who was taught or who was chosen by God to teach and write the law of God on the mount sai.

[00:10:29]It is Moses. Moses. It's there in the very opening lines of Paradise Lost.

[00:10:38]Right?

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[00:11:38]Let's move on.

[00:11:42]To which classical epic tradition does Milton's opening declaration that to the hyatt of this great argument I may assert eternal providence directly belong?

[00:11:59]To which classical epic tradition does Milton's opening declaration that to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal providence directly belong.

[00:12:15]So which epic convention are we talking about here? Which epic convention are we talking about here?

[00:12:26]The epic convention of stating the theme up front where at the very beginning you declare the agenda or the theme of the work.

[00:12:37]Right. Clear.

[00:12:39]Okay.

[00:12:43]What is the original full subtitle that Thomas Hardy gave to his tragic novel Tess of the Above?

[00:12:55]What is the original full subtitle that Thomas Hardy gave to his tragic novel Tess of the Abbervilles?

[00:13:04]Subtitle or the full title of test of the above.

[00:13:20]Yes. of the above wills is subtitled pure woman faithfully presented a pure woman faithfully presented.

[00:13:31]Right.

[00:13:32]Next. What instrument does Angel Clare play which adds to his image as an ideal almost poetic figure to test?

[00:13:43]What instrument does Angel Clare play which adds to his image as an ideal almost poetic figure to Tess?

[00:14:01]He plays the harp. He plays the harp.

[00:14:09]All right.

[00:14:11]Okay. Next, who keeps? So, now we have a question from the Pilgrim's Progress by John Banyan. As you all know, it's a spiritual or religious allegory published in 1678.

[00:14:28]Okay, it's a question from the Pilgrim's Progress by John Banyan. So, who keeps Christian's head above water when he is nearly drowning in the river of death?

[00:14:40]Simple textual question from the pilgrim's progress by John Banan. So in the pilgrim's progress, who keeps the protagonist Christian's head above water when he is nearly drowning in the river of death?

[00:15:03]It is hopeful.

[00:15:05]Hopeful keeps Christian's head above water when he is nearly drowning in the river of death.

[00:15:13]All right. Hopeful.

[00:15:15]Hopeful.

[00:15:17]So many of you are wrong. Actually, please make sure you are learning the text properly otherwise this exam can be difficult for you. Right. Oh, next. What is the ultimate fate of the character ignorance in the pilgrim's progress?

[00:15:38]What is the ultimate fate of the character? Ignorance in the pilgrim's progress.

[00:15:49]There's so less students today. Why do you guys I mean don't you want sessions for this exam?

[00:15:58]then we can switch to other exams like Rajasthan set and all because we have also been getting requests for doing sessions for other exams like Rajasthan sets and Andhra Pradesh PSC. So if you don't want sessions for this exam, we can switch to other exams.

[00:16:19]So what is the ultimate fate of the character ignorance in the pilgrim's progress?

[00:16:30]He is cast out of the celestial city and thrown into a hole leading to hell. So in the pilgrim's progress by John Banyan we have this characters abstract characters like ignorance hopeful right so in this work ignorance he's cast out of the celestial city and thrown out and and thrown into a hole which leads to hell.

[00:17:02]All right. He's cast out of the celestial city and thrown into a hole which leads to hell.

[00:17:10]Okay. Next.

[00:17:12]In untouchable, which imaginary town serves as the setting for the events of Baka's day? Now we talk about the debut novel of Mulra Janand.

[00:17:28]Debut novel of Mulra Janand the untouchable published in 1935.

[00:17:35]In untouchable which imaginary town serves as the setting for the events of Bakas's day? It is Bulasha.

[00:17:44]It is Bulasha.

[00:17:47]Bulasha.

[00:17:49]Next. What is the narrative framework or time span utilized by Mulra Janand to depict the systemic humiliation of the protagonist in this novel?

[00:18:02]See only six people are watching.

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[00:18:15]So what is the narrative framework or time span utilized by Mulra Jan to depict the systemic humiliation of the protagonist in this novel.

[00:18:28]A single day from dawn to night. A single day from dawn to night.

[00:18:35]So untouchable by Mulra Janand. It's a circadian novel.

[00:18:44]It's a circadian novel means it is set in a singular day.

[00:18:53]A singular day in the life of Baka. Like Mrs. Doway by Virginia Wolves. Like Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Wolves. And it's an example of a circadian novel. Circadian novel.

[00:19:09]Okay. Right. Next.

[00:19:13]In the original 1798 lyrical ballads publication, which specific stanza was added by William Wdsworth to the rhyme of the ancient mariner in the original 1798 lyrical ballad's publication which specific stanza was added by William Werdsworth to the rhyme of the ancient marina which is actually by Keridge.

[00:20:00]It is the introduction of the wedding guest.

[00:20:04]The specific stanza which introduces the wedding guest was added by William Werdsworth the rhyme of the ancient marina which is actually by collarage.

[00:20:16]All right. Yeah.

[00:20:19]It is option B. Next.

[00:20:23]What is the symbolic significance of the phrase seven days seven nights? I saw that curse within the context of this poem. The rhyme of the ancient marina.

[00:20:37]What is the symbolic significance of the phrase seven days, seven nights? I saw that curse within the context of the poem, the rhyme of the ancient Marina.

[00:20:54]Please remember it's a poem which is loaded with Christian elements, right?

[00:21:04]It is both A and C. It mirrors the duration of the biblical creation and also the number seven is traditionally associated with the completion of a mystical cycle of suffering.

[00:21:21]Oh, you can't see the first option.

[00:21:25]Okay, Neha, I will do one thing from the next day onwards. I will keep the options a bit towards the left.

[00:21:34]All right. Nha from the next day I will do one thing. I will keep the options more towards the left so that you can see it.

[00:21:43]Okay? Right?

[00:21:46]So it is both A and C.

[00:21:50]Right? It mirrors the duration of the biblical creation and also because the number seven is traditionally associated with the completion of a mystical cycle of suffering.

[00:22:03]Okay?

[00:22:05]Right? So that's all for tonight and if you want I can give you an explanation of the last question since you couldn't see the first option. Wait I can give you Yeah.

[00:22:21]So in Koler's famous poem the rhyme of the ancient mariner the number seven holds deep symbolic meaning. Here the duration of the seven days and seven nights mirrors the creation of the world where God made the universe and established order out of chaos. In many traditions, the number seven is a symbol of completion. And for the ancient marina here, it represents a complete of a completion of cycle of severe spiritual struggle, guilt and isolation before he can be forgiven.

[00:22:58]And I think you also know that this poem the rhyme of the ancient mariner is divided into seven parts. So the structure of the poem, the content of the poem, all of this is greatly symbolic and it is loaded with Christian elements.

[00:23:18]This poem has seven parts.

[00:23:23]So the number seven in itself is very important for this poem, the rhyme of the ancient mariner.

[00:23:29]Okay. So I hope now that it's clear for you.

[00:23:34]Yes.

[00:23:36]Okay. So, cho then take care, good night and do have a lovely weekend ahead and I will see you all again in the in the next session on Monday at 9:30 p.m.

[00:23:51]Okay. So, take care. Good night. Bye.

[00:23:55]See you all very soon on Monday. Okay.

[00:23:57]Good night.