Paper 2 - Quia · The purposeful selection of three different text types for Part 3 works (graphic novel memoir, play (Comedy of Manners), and postcolonial novel) should allow you

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A: Knowledge of and Understanding

Know your Part 3 works. No excuses!




In her novel, Satrapi tells the story of her childhood and adult life in Iran during an Iranian revolution.



Persepolis recounts an autobiographical ‘coming-of-age’ narrative of a daughter of Iranian-Marxist intellectuals growing up during the tumultuous Islamic Revolution.






Do not write about plot without accurate reference to the text’s context.






Always link plot / characters etc. to the work’s context - that’s what Part 3 is all about. .






Always link plot / characters etc. to the work’s context - that’s what Part 3 is all about. .

Making such links allows you to show how context affects interpretation.

B: Response to Question

Choose your question carefully.



Be careful with broadly worded questions or questions that require you to conjecture.




Look for a question that is clear and specific in its wording, preferably with a reference to historical / social context etc.






Literature is often said to be timeless. To what extent is this true for at least two works you have studied.





Literature is often said to be timeless. To what extent is this true for at least two works you have studied.Looking closely at at least two works you have studied, show that more than one interpretation could be made of those works.






Analyse how justice is represented & understood in at least two works studied.

Looking closely at at least two works you have studied, show that more than one interpretation could be made of those works.







Looking closely at at least two works you have studied, show that more than one interpretation could be made of those works.

Discuss the significance of social status in at least two literary texts that you have studied, and comment on its contribution to characterization.

C: Understanding of the Use and Effects of Stylistic Features

Focus on use, effect and purpose of features specific to each work studied.




Satrapi’s black / white colour scheme evokes black / white ideological associations.




Achebe’s language is very simple, descriptive, giving the novel a neutral tone. Achebe does not judge, he simply explores by detailed description. He leaves judgement to the reader.




Do not forget to comment on stylistic features, even though the question may not specifically ask you to.





Do not forget to comment on stylistic features, even though the question may not specifically ask you to.

The purposeful selection of three different text types for Part 3 works (graphic novel memoir, play (Comedy of Manners), and postcolonial novel) should allow you to focus on the features specific to each work, and to make interesting comparisons.


C: Organisation and Development

Choose the correct approach for your question, and be consistent.








A Text-by Text B Comparative C Criterion by Criterion




A Text-by Text B Comparative C Criterion by CriterionA Text-by Text B Comparative C Criterion by Criterion


























Writers often use a character who is alienated from his or her culture or society in order to explore cultural values. Examine this idea.





















Don’t forget to evaluate and thus to conclude with your own assessment of the works.






In summary, all three novels can be considered timeless.




Neither work, however, of fers a representation of the advantages of the new order, even though it seems that, in both works, the bulk of society is satisfied with the changes.




In both cases, the alienation of the protagonists is key to making the novels believable and authentic, because these alienated characters are just as foreign to the societies being explored as the audiences being targeted.

Neither work, however, of fers a representation of the advantages of the new order, even though it seems that, in both works, the bulk of society is satisfied with the changes.

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Paper 2 - Quia · The purposeful selection of three different text types for Part 3 works (graphic novel memoir, play (Comedy of Manners), and postcolonial novel) should allow you