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English Literature
A Level

Compare the Portrayal of The American Dream in The Great Gatsby, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

A ‘distinguishing characteristic of post-war American writing’ is the ‘disillusionment with the American system and the efficacy of individual effort.’ For many Americans, there was a growing disbelief in...

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Compare the presentations of power and its consequences in Caryl Churchill's 'Top Girls' and Jeanette Winterson's 'Oranges are not the only fruit'.

It is evident that both texts present an aspect of power to be through male-female relationships, as female characters appear to gain power by moving away from male dominance. The 1970s have often...

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Examine Atwood's presentation of power dynamics in 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Atwood’s Gilead is undeniably an oppressive regime that employs a warped version of biblical moral instruction in order to propagate a perverse ideological structure. The most prevelant example of power d...

IS
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Literature often reflects destruction with little room for redemption. Compare and contrast two of the texts you have studied in light of this comment.

Ian McEwan and Tennessee Williams weave the theme destruction into the novels ‘Atonement’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by portraying the influence of class and wealth and the injustice it causes. The id...

PB
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How to structure a discursive essay?

A discursive essay, like most essays, should begin with an introduction and end with a conclusion. You can either talk about a topic neutrally, showing both the pros and cons, or you can argue for or agai...

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