Themes (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Opening line of The Go-Between
Opening line of The Go-Between
The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there
Brandham Hall as symbol
Brandham Hall as symbol
Microcosm of Edwardian class system
Leo's role in the affair
Leo's role in the affair
Messenger/go-between carrying secret messages
Ted Burgess's social class
Ted Burgess's social class
Working class (farmer)
Ted's fate after affair discovery
Ted's fate after affair discovery
Suicide
Marian's two relationships contrast
Marian's two relationships contrast
Ted (passion) vs. Trimingham (social duty/status)
Nostalgia definition
Nostalgia definition
Sentimental longing for past, rose-tinted view
Novel's narrative structure
Novel's narrative structure
Frame narrative: elderly Leo (1950s) recalls 1900 summer
Leo's 'primal scene'
Leo's 'primal scene'
Witnessing Marian & Ted together - traumatic moment
Leo's transformation outcome
Leo's transformation outcome
Naive child to damaged adult unable to trust/form relationships