Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Author of My Boy Jack & year first staged
Author of My Boy Jack & year first staged
David Haig, 1997 at Hampstead Theatre
Time period My Boy Jack covers
Time period My Boy Jack covers
1913 to 1924
Jack Kipling's age & main physical problem
Jack Kipling's age & main physical problem
17 years old, poor eyesight (6/60 vision)
Date & battle where Jack disappeared
Date & battle where Jack disappeared
25 September 1915, Battle of Loos
Year Jack's body was identified & method
Year Jack's body was identified & method
1992, using DNA testing
Non-linear structure definition
Non-linear structure definition
Events presented out of chronological order
Single-set location in My Boy Jack
Single-set location in My Boy Jack
Bateman's drawing room
Dramatic irony in My Boy Jack
Dramatic irony in My Boy Jack
Audience knows Jack's fate but characters don't
Symbolism of gas masks
Symbolism of gas masks
Obscured truth/identity & dehumanisation of soldiers
Captain Kellie's role in the play
Captain Kellie's role in the play
Provides eyewitness testimony of Jack's final moments