ENGG03

a) Comprehension:
1) Summarise what Tashi and Karma are talking about. Write 80–100 words.
2) Describe in your own words Tashi’s feelings after he has returned. Write 120–140 words.
b) Analysis:
1) Characterise Tashi. Write around 180 words.
2) Examine the descriptions of Los Angeles and Thimphu. How do these descriptions contribute to the atmosphere of the text? Write about 180 words.
c) Evaluation:
“He did not feel like he was wholly inside this little valley anymore” (l. 85). Discuss whether experiencing different cultures and lifestyles in a globalised world enriches one’s identity or inevitably leads to a loss of identity. Write about 300 words.