Edexcel A Level English Literature Paper 2: Prose June 2017 question paper 9ET0/02

Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied. Begin your answer on page 5.

Childhood

Texts Pre-1900: What Maisie Knew, Henry James; Hard Times, Charles Dickens Post-1900: Atonement, Ian McEwan; The Color Purple, Alice Walker

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts portray characters responding to difficult circumstances. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present friendship. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present exploitation. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts portray characters responding to unfamiliar environments. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied. Begin your answer on page 5.

Crime and Detection Texts 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

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts depict characters who investigate crime. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts create a sense of mystery for the reader. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts explore the importance of hope. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts criticise human behaviour. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied. Begin your answer on page 5.

The Supernatural Texts Pre-1900: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde; Dracula, Bram Stoker Post-1900: The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters; Beloved, Toni Morrison

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters who experience anxiety. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts examine violence. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Women and Society

Texts Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present loss. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present women’s attempts to find happiness. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.