by melaniewp | May 13, 2014 | Analysis, AQA English Literature Exam, Boo Radley, Dill, Exam Essays, GCSE, Jem, Model Answers, Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird
Analyze the childhood world of Jem, Scout, and Dill and their relationship with Boo Radley in Part One.Part one of the novel focusses on childhood life, representing the theme of innocence, but also of prejudice. The novel is told from Scout’s point of view, with the...
by melaniewp | May 13, 2014 | AQA English Literature Exam, Boo Radley, GCSE, Harper Lee, Jem, Miss Maudie, Mrs Dubose, Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird
How does Lee explore the children’s world in the first half of the novel?Through the character of Scout, Lee explores the world of the South in the 1930s. This was also her own childhood time, so she’s painting a picture of a lost world, which she loved, but which...
by melaniewp | May 13, 2014 | AQA English Literature Exam, Key Quotes, Revision, To Kill a Mockingbird
One page of key quotes to learn for the English Literature exam on To Kill a Mockingbird, for AQA or the WJEC GCSE. Simple!Finches: ‘stripped of everything but their land’ ‘related by blood or marriage’ a ‘tired old town’ Atticus ‘read to us, played with us’ and...
by melaniewp | Mar 11, 2014 | Analysis, AQA English Literature Exam, GCSE English, Haruki Murakami, Model Answers, Model Essays, On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning, Sunlight on the Grass
How does Haruki Murakami present the themes in The 100% Perfect Girl?This story is from the AQA GCSE English Literature short story anthology Sunlight on the Grass.This story is about the strangeness of the idea of true love. What are the odds we will ever meet ‘the...
