2025 A-LEVEL EDEXCEL ENGLISH LITERATURE ADVANCED PAPER 2

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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 22 May 2025
Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes) Paper
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English Literature  


Advanced
PAPER 2: Prose

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Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer one question on your chosen theme.
Answer the question in the space provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• In your answer, you must not use texts that you have used in your coursework.
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•• The total mark for this paper is 40.
The marks for the question are shown in brackets.

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•• Read the question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answer if you have time at the end.




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, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied, one of which must be pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 5.




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Childhood
Texts
Pre-1900: What Maisie Knew, Henry James; Hard Times, Charles Dickens
Post-1900: Atonement, Ian McEwan; The Color Purple, Alice Walker
EITHER
1 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present injustice.
You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 1 = 40 marks)
OR
2 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters
who are in some way flawed. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual
factors.
(Total for Question 2 = 40 marks)

Colonisation and its Aftermath
Texts
Pre-1900: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
Mark Twain
Post-1900: Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie; The Lonely Londoners, Sam Selvon
EITHER
3 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters
who are disillusioned with society. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 40 marks)
OR
4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts make use of
symbolism. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 4 = 40 marks)




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, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied, one of which must be pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 5.
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Crime and Detection
Texts
Pre-1900: Lady Audley’s Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon; The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins
Post-1900: The Cutting Season, Attica Locke; In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
EITHER
5 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters
who are suspected of crimes. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual
factors.
(Total for Question 5 = 40 marks)
OR
6 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts create suspense in
their narratives. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 6 = 40 marks)

Science and Society
Texts
Pre-1900: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley; The War of the Worlds, H G Wells
Post-1900: Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro; The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
EITHER
7 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters
who could be considered as victims. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors.
(Total for Question 7 = 40 marks)
OR
8 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts explore friendship.
You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 8 = 40 marks)




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