Candidates were to discuss the instances of gender discrimination in the
novel through the different treatments given to male and female
characters in the novel. Such as the relationship between husbands and
wives, fathers and daughters vis-a-vis sons and also relate these to the
issues of marriage, child bearing, occupation and education. How the
male superiority overrides the female, instances must be drawn from the
characters and events in the text. Many candidates attempted the question and performed well.