Edexcel A Level English Literature Paper 2: Prose November 2020 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 present role models. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

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

OR

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present struggles faced by characters. 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 present characters who witness, or possess information needed to uncover, crimes. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts bring their narratives to a conclusion. 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 make use of symbolism. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present the roles individuals play within their societies. 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 make use of time in their narratives. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

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

OR

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