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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 8 June 2023
9ET0/02
Paper
Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes)
reference
English Literature
Advanced
PAPER 2: Prose
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• Answer the question in the space
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• 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.
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, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied.
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Childhood
Text
s
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 characters who make important choices. 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
explore the roles of children. You must relate your discussion to
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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: A Passage to India, E M Forster; The Lonely Londoners, Sam Selvon
EITHER
3 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts
present journeys. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 40 marks)
OR
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4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen
texts resolve their narratives. You must relate your discussion
to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 4 = 40 marks)
2
, Crime and Detection
Texts
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Pre-1900: Lady Audley’s Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon; The
Moonstone, Wilkie Collins Post-1900: In Cold Blood, Truman Capote;
The Murder Room, P D James
EITHER
5 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts
make use of violence in their narratives. You must relate your
discussion to relevant contextual factors.
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(Total for Question 5 = 40 marks)
OR
6 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts
present love. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors.
(Total for Question 6 = 40 marks)
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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
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explore death in their narratives. 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
present the experience of learning. You must relate your discussion to
relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 8 = 40 marks)
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candidate information
Candidate surnameOther names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 8 June 2023
9ET0/02
Paper
Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes)
reference
English Literature
Advanced
PAPER 2: Prose
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean copies)
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate
point pen.
number.
• Answer one question on your chosen theme.
• Answer the question in the space
– there may be more space than you need.
• In your answer, you must not use texts that you have used in your coursework.
provided
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 40.
• The marks for the question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on the question.
brackets
Advice
• Read the question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answer if you have time
at the end.
Turn over
P72847A
©2023 Pearson Education
Ltd. N:1/1
, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied.
Begin your answer on page 5.
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Childhood
Text
s
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 characters who make important choices. 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
explore the roles of children. You must relate your discussion to
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
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: A Passage to India, E M Forster; The Lonely Londoners, Sam Selvon
EITHER
3 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts
present journeys. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 40 marks)
OR
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen
texts resolve their narratives. You must relate your discussion
to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 4 = 40 marks)
2
, Crime and Detection
Texts
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Pre-1900: Lady Audley’s Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon; The
Moonstone, Wilkie Collins Post-1900: In Cold Blood, Truman Capote;
The Murder Room, P D James
EITHER
5 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts
make use of violence in their narratives. You must relate your
discussion to relevant contextual factors.
AREA
(Total for Question 5 = 40 marks)
OR
6 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts
present love. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors.
(Total for Question 6 = 40 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
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
AREA
explore death in their narratives. 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
present the experience of learning. You must relate your discussion to
relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 8 = 40 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
AREA
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