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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 8 June 2023
Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes) Paper
reference 9ET0/02
English Literature
Advanced
PAPER 2: Prose
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean copies)
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.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 40.
The marks for the question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on the question.
Advice
•• Read the question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answer if you have time at the end.
Turn over
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, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied.
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 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 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
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)
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EDEXCEL 2023 papers AND markschemes
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, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 8 June 2023
Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes) Paper
reference 9ET0/02
English Literature
Advanced
PAPER 2: Prose
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean copies)
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.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 40.
The marks for the question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on the question.
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
*P72847A0116*
, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied.
Begin your answer on page 5.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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 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 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
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)
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