Plot Summary (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Main characters in Revolutionary Road
Main characters in Revolutionary Road
Frank and April Wheeler
Central theme: dreams vs reality in Revolutionary Road
Central theme: dreams vs reality in Revolutionary Road
Gap between aspiration and reality
Opening scene of Revolutionary Road
Opening scene of Revolutionary Road
Laurel Players' theatrical disaster with April as lead
Frank Wheeler's workplace
Frank Wheeler's workplace
Knox Business Machines
The Paris plan in Revolutionary Road
The Paris plan in Revolutionary Road
April works; Frank finds calling; family relocates to Paris
Shep Campbell's secret feeling
Shep Campbell's secret feeling
Infatuation with April Wheeler
John Givings' narrative role
John Givings' narrative role
Catalyst who exposes lies sustaining suburban life
Significance of April's pregnancy
Significance of April's pregnancy
Crisis point threatening everything
Cause of April Wheeler's death
Cause of April Wheeler's death
Fatal haemorrhaging from self-induced abortion
What the Europe plan represents psychologically
What the Europe plan represents psychologically
Avoidance mechanism rather than confronting real problems