Edexcel A Level English Literature Paper 2: Prose June 2025 question paper 9ET0/02

Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied, one of which must be pre-1900.

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 present injustice. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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.

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

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.

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.

Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied, one of which must be pre-1900.

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: The Cutting Season, Attica Locke; In Cold Blood, Truman Capote

EITHER

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.

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.

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 present characters who could be considered as victims. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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

Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied, one of which must be pre-1900.

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 make use of characters who deviate from society’s expectations. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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

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