Analyzing Themes and Characters in Literature Papers
Explore various themes and character aspects in literature through prompts, including incidents of violence, unexpected decisions, loyalty, vulnerability, and more, to deepen your understanding of texts. Model papers provide insights on how writers develop settings, character traits, and narrative elements to enhance readers' appreciation of the overall text.
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HIGHER SPECIMEN PAPER Choose a novel or short story in which there is a disturbing or violent incident. 4. Explain briefly what happens during this incident and discuss to what extent the disturbing or violent nature of the incident is important to your understanding of the text as a whole. Choose a novel or short story in which a specific location or setting is crucial to the plot. Discuss how the writer makes you aware of the setting s importance and how this feature is used to enhance your appreciation of the text as a whole. 5. Choose a novel or short story in which a central character is presented as a menacing or threatening presence. Discuss how the writer s presentation of this character adds to your understanding of the text as a whole. 6.
MODEL PAPER 1 4. Choose from a novel or short story an incident in which a character makes a decision which you consider unexpected or unwise or unworthy. Explain the circumstances surrounding the decision and discuss its importance to your understanding of character and then in the text as a whole. 5. Choose a novel or short story in which loyalty or trust plays an important part. Discuss how the writer explores this idea in a way which adds to your understanding of the central concern (s) of the text as a whole. 6. Choose a novel or short story in which the vulnerability of a central character is apparent at one or more than one key point in the text. Explain the situation (s) in which the character s vulnerability emerges and discuss the importance of the vulnerability to your understanding of character and/or theme in the text as a whole.
MODEL PAPER 2 Choose a novel or short story in which envy or malice or cruelty plays a significant part. Explain how the writer makes you aware of this aspect of the text and discuss how the writer s exploration of it enhances your understanding of the text as a whole. 4. Choose a novel or short story in which a character is influenced by a particular location or setting. Explain how the character is influenced by the location or setting and discuss how this enhances your understanding of the text as a whole. 5. Choose a novel or short story in which the death of a character clarifies and important theme in the text. Explain how this theme is explored in the text and discuss how the death of the character clarifies the theme. 6.
MODEL PAPER 3 Choose a novel or short story which explores loss or futility or failure. 4. Discuss how the writer explores one of these ideas in a way you find effective. Choose a novel or short story in which a particular mood is dominant. 5. Explain how the writer creates this mood and discuss how it contributes to your understanding of the text as a whole. Choose a novel or short story in which there is a character who is not only realistic as a person but who has symbolic significance in the text as a whole. 6. Explain how the writer makes you aware of both aspects of the character.
