Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 26 May 2023
English Literature
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Prose
,* Answer one question.
* Answer the question in the space provided
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* The total mark for this paper is 44.
Advice
* Read your chosen 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 your chosen texts, one of which must be pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
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 experiences
of marriage.
In your answer you must consider the following:
*
the writers' methods
*
links between the texts
*
relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 1 = 44 marks)
OR
2 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts explore the impact
, of money on family life.
In your answer you must consider the following:
*
the writers' methods
*
links between the texts
*
relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 2 = 44 marks)
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3
Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
Colonisation and its Aftermath
Texts
Pre-1900: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain; Heart of Darkness, Joseph
Conrad
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 the ways
characters cope with new environments.
In your answer you must consider the following:
*
the writers' methods
*
links between the texts
*
relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 44 marks)
OR
4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present
diverse cultures.
In your answer you must consider the following:
*
the writers' methods
Friday 26 May 2023
English Literature
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Prose
,* Answer one question.
* Answer the question in the space provided
- there may be more space than you need.
Information
* The total mark for this paper is 44.
Advice
* Read your chosen question carefully before you start to answer it.
* Check your answer if you have time at the end.
P71656A
(c)2023 Pearson Education Ltd.
N:1/1/1/1/
*P71656A0220*
2
Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
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 experiences
of marriage.
In your answer you must consider the following:
*
the writers' methods
*
links between the texts
*
relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 1 = 44 marks)
OR
2 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts explore the impact
, of money on family life.
In your answer you must consider the following:
*
the writers' methods
*
links between the texts
*
relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 2 = 44 marks)
*P71656A0320*
Turn over
3
Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
Colonisation and its Aftermath
Texts
Pre-1900: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain; Heart of Darkness, Joseph
Conrad
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 the ways
characters cope with new environments.
In your answer you must consider the following:
*
the writers' methods
*
links between the texts
*
relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 44 marks)
OR
4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present
diverse cultures.
In your answer you must consider the following:
*
the writers' methods
